Ok, this isn’t a business card, per se, but it is a pretty cool reference to perhaps the most popular mention of business cards in pop culture — that scene from American Psycho. Check out the full-sized image » I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never seen this movie the whole way through. But here, dear readers, [...]

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The geniuses at ThinkGeek have created a mini filing cabinet for your business cards! How awesome! It’s pretty self-explanatory: you put cards in it rather than a rolodex or notebook. Here’s a look in action. Someone please buy this for me now!

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I am indeed surprised that Paul Rand, of the most famous and prolific graphic designers ever, has such a starkly spartan business card. Surely, this was intentional. Right? via amassblog »

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If you’re a letterpress shop, you’d better have a sharp card. The above image is so very lightly pressed onto the card that you can barely feel it. The lines are extremely fine, some maybe as fine as 1/8″ pt. And the image doesn’t leave an impression the reverse side. The reverse side isn’t much [...]

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Normally, I’m not a fan of Avant Garde, and still insist that it was only created to spell out the words “Avant Garde”, but it seem to work here for Market Publique. The M and A make an odd kerning pair, no? Very sharp letterpress at work here. A close-up:

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The card of illustrator Christopher Soprano isn’t so much a card, but a sort of paper puppet/miniature POP display. It’s pretty cool. At first, it looks like a regular card. The typography is whimsical but with a sense of sophistication. There are elements of hand-crafted goodness, and a bit of stampy action. And then they [...]

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Recently, I met Kyle, a fine young man from Sterling Brands. I admired his card, with its two-colour engraving, most especially apparent in the company’s logo. And then I flipped the card and remarked on the simple cleverness on the reverse. Where the reverse side of an engraved card is usually not suitable for full [...]

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Love these cards for Saarinen, designed by Indianapolis-based Eric Kass. Spotted on Flickr »

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