Core 77’s 1-Hour Design Challenge: Results

Last month, I posted about Core 77‘s Challenge to creative Business Card Hacks. The winners are now in! The winner was a card that folds up to become a pinhole camera. Other notables include 3D glasses, and a tea bag holding contraption. While the results show creativity, I challenge the need for business cards to [...]


Niels en Pascal Paper Toy Card

While not normally a fan of 3D cards, I do have a soft spot for packaging. These cards from Niels en Pascal straddle that line. These also fall into that category of face cards, although viewed through a cartoony lens. Contact information is featured on the bottom of the paper toy doll guy thing, but [...]


Meatcards

Perhaps I’m a fancy-pants east-coast liberal who prefers lattes to processed meat, but I’m afraid I am not amused by Meatcards.com, a service that will laser etch a design into a slab of beef jerky. The trouble here is two-fold. First, and most obviously, an edible card means that people won’t be keeping your card [...]


Have a Seat

Normally, 3D cards are annoying, especially when they don’t reduce to the conventional format, but in this case it makes a little bit of sense. Paul Adams is an industrial designer who apparently specialises in chair design. Designed by Department of Montréal. via OK Great »


Thingiverse

For Thingiverse, this is a Planetary Gear Calling Card, originally designed by phooky and recently updated by gadgetguydk. I love the multi-level nature of this card and the fact that the mechanism actually works! Check out more photos here »


Lego

If you work at a toy company, your business card should be fun. Not normally a fan of 3D business cards, but this brings a smile to my face. via Chief Happiness Officer »



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