Posted 03 Nov 2011, 08:46 by Prescott
This is a simple card for Seattle’s Hornall Anderson. My pal Izzie works there now, and I’m rather fond of her card. It’s very orderly, and in this case, I don’t mind the grid action. There’s also a bit of a fill-in-the-blanks approach at work, although Izzie didn’t make use of it.
I like HA’s logo, where the type makes your brain thing of both H and A, and how the card is uniform on the back, but customised on the front. I like.
Tagged: agency cards, clever, two-sided
Posted 02 Nov 2011, 18:20 by Prescott
This is a quick one. It’s a card for Razorfish, equipped with a QR Code. If I remember correctly, this code didn’t quite work because it tried to bring me to a website which would download the .vcf, but the intent is good.
Except, if I were to scan your card and get the info, why do I need the physical card? I feel as if QR codes are cards spell defeat for the card itself. A bizarre duality where old and new technology clash.
What do you think about QR Codes on biz cards?
Tagged: agency cards, two-sided
Posted 01 Nov 2011, 10:47 by Prescott
I spotted these very sharp cards from Nathalie Cone, design out of Baltimore.
Says Nathalie of the colours, “The fluorescent red ink straight out of the can was a little too bright and harsh for what I was looking for, so my printer taught me that mixing other “normal” inks with the fluorescent red (she used warm red, yellow, and white) was an easy way to tone down the ink without losing the fluorescent quality too much.”
I dig the edge staining, and the card is printed on 220# cotton stock, maybe Crane Lettra or something similar.
Images courtesy of Nathalie Cone
Tagged: agency cards, clever, letterpress
Posted 30 Oct 2011, 18:03 by Prescott
In spite of my poor photography skills, you should try your best to examine this gorgeous card from Bleu Sky Creative up in Vermont.
It’s a two-colour letterpress with rounded corners, but the impression isn’t too deep. I dig the engraving-style artwork and typography.
Tagged: agency cards, clever, letterpress, two-sided
Posted 29 Oct 2011, 22:02 by Prescott
Examples of some sharp cards for Mulderbosch Vineyards from South African designer Bia van Deventer
The seal logo and wordmark are embossed, and the rest of the card is printed 4-colour process. Cardstock is something called Savile Row Tweed, which sounds very posh indeed. You can see just about see the texture of the cards in this second image.
Bia has submitted multiple cards to this site. Go submit yours. »
Tagged: clever, two-sided
Posted 27 Oct 2011, 16:20 by Prescott
Here’s the card for Argentina-based photographer, Joaquín Villaverde. Cardstock is illustration board, 350gsm.
Tagged: two-sided
Posted 20 Oct 2011, 09:47 by Prescott
Check out this handmade business card for design studio Rama. Their work focuses on handmade bookbinding, which is reflected in the cards. Composed in 540gsm cardboard, covered with cloth binding and a 250gsm cardboard backing, they feature a hand stamp with the Rama logo.
The fronts will vary with different hand-drawn illustrations and goffering produced with wood fonts.
Submitted by Sergio. Don’t forget you can submit yours.
Tagged: agency cards, clever, handmade cards, letterpress
Posted 10 Oct 2011, 13:31 by Prescott
Nice little see-through cards for Frantisek Krivda. This printing process is experimental, a developing sort of UV burn printing for printing on plastic.
Tagged: agency cards, clever
Posted 23 Sep 2011, 09:56 by Prescott
Floris van Pallandt is a graphic designer in Amsterdam. His card is simple and tasteful.
He’s also the first reader to submit an animated GIF of his card!
Tagged: agency cards, two-sided
Posted 22 Sep 2011, 12:47 by Prescott
From Bavaria, Germany comes mediendesignwerk and their agency card.
These cards feature “look-alike-letterpress” and are printed on 600 gsm “Cotton” paperfactory “Gmund” with 2-color offset printing and strong blind embossing for the “M” pattern. Printed by Druckkultur Späthling
Tagged: agency cards, clever, letterpress, two-sided
Posted 20 Sep 2011, 12:45 by Prescott
I dig this letterpress card from majorminor. Grey, Blue, and blind letterpress on what feels like Crane Lettra 200# or something similar. It’s nice to handle.
Tagged: agency cards, clever, letterpress
Posted 18 Sep 2011, 12:25 by Prescott
A very cool card from Joshua Miles, designer in Indy.
These cards measure 3.5″ w x 1.625″ h, slightly slimmer than standard. The stock is a 30 mil frosted PVC, printed 3/2 colour space with PMS Black 7, 8201 Metallic Blue, and translucent white (multiple hits). Typeface is Avenir (Light and Heavy). Printed by Plastic Resource Inc., of Minnesota.
Tagged: agency cards, clever, two-sided
Posted 17 Sep 2011, 12:21 by Prescott
The other day I met an excellent young man named Gaston who recently left his position at Landor SF. His card, obviously, reflects this.
This is interesting because it’s clearly a short-term fix to the business card problem, but it’s also an act of rebellion that runs deep in the industry. He simultaneously boasts of his former role, and slanders his bosses (or at least the confluence of factors that caused him to leave.)
Am I reading too much into it?
Tagged: agency cards, handmade cards
Posted 15 Sep 2011, 18:14 by Prescott
This is a sharp little letterpress number from New York-based software engineer Joshua Kehn.
Cards are printed on 640 gsm stock, 100mm x 60mm. The typeface is Hoefler.
Obviously, this is a simple and elegant card. It works well as a carte-de-visite, but as a business card, I’d like to add a title or email address. Call me old-fashioned.
Tagged: letterpress
Posted 18 Aug 2011, 14:46 by Prescott
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 »
Tagged: clever, too clever
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