You’d think that the staff at the Staples Copy & Print Shop would have better cards! I mean, they are in the biz, are they not?

Both cards pictured are plagued with bad typography, colour inconsistency, bizarre thermography patterns, and pathetically thin card stock that feels entirely wimpy in hand. Also, two people from the same [...]

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Craig Ward, the highly-decorated and highly talented typographer/designer, has worked in multiple countries, for numerous clients, for many years … without a business card. Finally taking the effort to design one, and have it printed, I am pleased to present his card.

A single-colour, letterpressed card, printed by Dave at Print Icon in New York City [...]

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Vintry is a little bar down in New York’s Financial District. They have a nice card.

Craft paper with red foil stamp and rounded die-cut corners. Very sharp. Type could be improved a bit, but the production is quite lusty.

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What better way to promote your fabrication business than with a small machine disguised as a business card. In this case, it’s probably not the most practical device, but we have to admire the novelty of it. Right?
Cardnetics is the company behind this craziness, and apparently this is what they do.

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Recently, I popped into Jack Rabbit and spotted the card of the store manager. It reminded me of the ongoing trend in making the name on your card really, really, friggin big. What do we think, is having a giant name a useful tactic on cards? I admit, it’s easy to see, but after the [...]

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The above is my grandfather’s first business card from the year 1945. In itself, it is remarkable that he kept a single business card for so long, but what’s more amazing is that he’s kept every business card for the past 65 years! At least, his own, that is, I’m sure a few have fallen [...]

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Spotted this gorgeous example of a letterpressed card on the Dolce Press blog. While there is no shortage of excellent letterpressed business cards out there, this particular post is not only photos, but a bit of an explanation/tutorial on how to design for letterpress when you’re working with large fields of colour.
Close-up example of the [...]

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A very homegrown operation from Steve Worthington, featuring the handwriting, photography, and sculpture all his own.

I dig the handwriting, which is uniform enough to be readable, but has the rawness that is evident when a font is not used.

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