These made me chuckle. Obviously, designed in the style of mid-90s mix tapes, these are printed on transparent plastic. Seems to be self-promotion for Wild Labs, a French design firm. The only trouble is, I can’t see that these guys have anything to do with music, or with home-grown underground music, as the mix tape [...]

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Illustrator Aaron Miller took an innovative approach to his card. While seemingly unrelated to his illustration work, the semi-transparent card with screen printed skeleton opposite the character is indeed clever. via Card Observer »

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This is a very meta business card, seeing that it’s essentially a business card printed on other people’s business cards. In this case, designer Woes van Haaften tied in a social experiment in how he chose which cards to print on. “These cards represent my traces in different worlds. It’s a personal and unique collection [...]

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Sally Hogshead is definitely a fascinating individual. Her most recent book Fascinate has swept the world of marketing/advertising/branding by storm, and fittingly, she needs a highly fascinating card to accompany her on her many travels and adventures. [The] new business cards are an interactive, peel-off version of Fascinate’s original personality test. As of now, 50,000 [...]

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Gorgeous illustrative cards for Anomali Jewellery. Design by Bia Van Deventer.

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I love the simple design of these cards for Kate Marsh. The backs vary, featuring different birds. Why not. Design by Foxall Studio. via The Artist and His Model and Ian Claridge »

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Here’s a card for a lawyer. click for a larger view These cards, designed by Bia van Deventer, feature Copper Foil, embossed name, spot UV Varnish, and die-cut corners. I wonder how much they cost per card? Considering how much lawyers bill per hour, it’s probably an investment well spent.

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David Airey, world-renowned consultant and designer, has published on his blog examples of his first business card. In this case, he’s embodying the mantra I very much follow, which is that progress is the ability to look back at yourself and ask “what the hell was I thinking?”. I don’t actually think this card is [...]

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click for larger view Gorgeous die-cut cards for The Millswyn, a restaurant in Victoria, Australia Design by Cornwell. See more about the project on their site » via The Artist and His Model »

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This isn’t a card, exactly, but remember the Business Card Guy from YouTube? I admit, he’s much more infamous than me or this blog, but if you need a refresher, the video is below. And in true Internet fashion, there’s a soundboard. Now you can relive those classic lines anytime you like. Check it out. [...]

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Perforated for pleasure and connivence, here are the cards for Sassen Design in Australia. “The typographic inspiration for these cards came from vintage signage and bags made from recycled truck tarpaulins,” according to designer Chris O’Neil, who submitted these cards. Each card is a standard size business card when separated. Printed on Expression Super Smooth [...]

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Here’s a clever little video about a mostly useless trick you can do with business cards. Funny story, this was the same technique employed by our high school cast of Damn Yankees for Applegate’s supposéd magic of appearing his card out of thin air. Good times. Check out a few more videos related to business [...]

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I don’t often feature an entire stationery suite, but this project was submitted by reader Martin Marusinec, and deserved a profile. Here, the identity materials for Touch Branding all follow the design scheme of a blood bank — making use of translucent envelopes and sticker labels. Full marks for consistency and use of typography, but isn’t [...]

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Today I spotted two cards from Broke Bike Alley, a repair shop in British Columbia. Here, the approach is one of those functional cards. First is the wrench-card, which helps you tighten up your nuts and bolts in a hurry. And next is the tire patch. Presumably softer, lighter, and thinner than the wrench, you [...]

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The other day, I had the pleasure to meet Jan Šabach, a nice young man from originally from The Czech Republic. His card is pretty clever, designed to mimic the old-school rulers commonplace in graphic design studios. Many younger designers who work primarily with digital tools may not appreciate the type-size and leading guage on [...]

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