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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My buddy Mike works at Akam. They’re your standard blah corporation with a less-than-impressive card. But that makes this remarkable is the back of the card, which boasts the company’s mission statement. The level of corporate drivel packed on the back of this card actually make me laugh out loud. Why, oh why, does someone [...]

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

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