I dig these cards for Mestre Cervejeiro, a Brasilian brewery. The very sharp identity is designed by Curitiba-based D-Lab. I can’t tell for certain, but it looks to be kraft paper with sticker, screen printed and die-cut with some edge-staining too. Pretty elaborate, actually. See the full stationery suite here. via Oh Beautiful Beer »

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I almost a little surprised I’d never seen the business cards of Marian Bantjes before now. Like the rest of her work, it’s incredibly intricate and unique. Wow. via This Flickr Set »

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Usually, I reserve my “WTF Wednesday” segment for my other blog, but I stumbled onto this and was just taken aback. Somehow, this seems like a desecration of the natural world rather than a cheeky bit of resourcefulness. I don’t know what that says about a person who deals in biofuels, but you be the [...]

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According to Refinery 29, here are 20 of New York’s coolest business cards. I don’t exactly agree. See for yourself. Article Here » via Refinery 29 »

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I try to avoid a straight re-post from stuff I find on the web, but this piece is just gorgeous. From our dear friends at Studio on Fire comes the card for Ackmann & Dickerson. [We made] a custom duplex paper — 160lb Mohawk Loop Ivory Smooth pasted to French Construction Nightshift Blue 100C — [...]

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I’m a fan on Studio on Fire, and they’ve helped me print some cards in the past. This is one of their self-promotional cards, illustrating, in this case, how they can die-cut into strange shapes, apply type in a circle, and press blind patterns. All very cool. Even though I smirked at this, I’m still [...]

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I was once scolded for producing a name-only card, where the recipient would have to Google my name in order to learn anything about me. Well, that effort seems frivolous compared to the challenge of assembling a puzzle to get a hold of the card. I learned my lesson: people don’t want to exert effort [...]

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I enjoy the logo and typography for L’Arte del Gelato, a small gelato shop in New York’s Greenwich Village. I cannot, however, endorse their choice of card size, which is nothing like a business card, but instead some almost-square contraption.

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So, a while back I redesigned the logo for Geekbrief.tv, a popular technology video podcast. While the logo has gone into use on the site, the podcast, and elsewhere, the overall visual style I had suggested (or rather, the one that goes with the logo) was ignored. So when Cali handed me this card last [...]

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When walking on the streets of New York, I am handed a variety of promotional and advertising crap. Flyers, coupons, free samples are all common. But the other day I actually accepted the hand-to-hand transfer because I could see from afar that it was, in fact, a business card being slung my way. The card: [...]

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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 [...]

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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 »

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Die Cut, Foil Stamp, Embossed, and Folded all in the same ‘card’? Gotta love it.

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Click for a larger view » The “card” for Falmouth, UK-based design Zef Narkiewicz looks rather convincingly like a store receipt. Well done, I guess. Two questions come to my mind. First, with the URL IMakeStuffLookNice.com I have to wonder if old Zef can offer anything beyond the superficial. Second, what’s graphic design got to [...]

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Spotted these online and had to wonder why? Even if the owner is in the business of selling martial arts weapons, these aren’t terribly practical. From the photo, it doesn’t appear that they are made of razor-sharp metal, and I find the blood to be simply corny. Boo. via ag design »

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