51 Unique Business Cards That Will Make Your Mind Explode
Business cards are sadly often overlooked, resulting in dull and boring cards that are easily forgotten. At MOO we know business cards can give you the opportunity to stand out from the crowd, be unique, and say something about yourself and your brand.
But business cards needn’t be dull or boring – in this post we will take a look at the opposite end of the scale. OK – your mind might not actually explode, but we’ve collected some of the most fascinating, creative and truly unique business cards that stretch the limits of design and imagination, grabbing your attention like a dropkick to the head.
These designs may not be ‘right‘ for many brands, or indeed always work in the real world due to time or cost constraints, but they should help inspire you, and encourage you to think a little more creatively!
1. 3D Business Cards – If you work in 3D design, what better way to show off your work than with 3d glasses in your business card!
2. Jack Sparrow – Even pirates need a business card…
3. Dept Of Energy – Unique, although perhaps not for the wallet!
4. Multi Purpose
5. Hungry? – Edible business cards.
6. Brushed Steel – Smooth. Classy.
7. Last – …. .fm
8. Wooden – Ideal if you work in carpentry…
9. Torn In Half – Like your marriage.
10. Folding Cards
11. Pop-Up Cards – Cute.
12. The motherboard – Beauty in design can be found in the strangest places.
13. Dog tags – The dogs.
14. Broken Card – Hi Yah!! Karate cards.
15. Transparent
16. On Fire – Literally.
17. Cut! – This would be cool for a film company. A little fragile though?
18. Google Me – Your SEO better be good…
19. Cassette Cards – with the cassette case as the card holder? Cool.
20. Easel – Stand your cards up to stand out!
21. Pop Out Cards
22. Ninja Stars – Everyone loves a ninja.
23. Break The Ice – say hello like Chris Spooner.
24. Playing Cards – Ace. Oh, they are all jokers.
25. Comb – Very cool for hairdressers.
26. Interactive Cards
27. On A Peg?
28. Ticket Stubs
29. Like A Tramp
30. Teabags or Confetti – Just don’t get them mixed up.
31. Use Humour
32. Cat Flap
33. Fiverr – Recycled cards.
35. Saw Blades
36. Map Your Card
37. Sweet!
38. Sponge
39. X-ray – Ouch.
40. Fill Your Card – Sweet.
41. TAM Cargo Boxes
42. Plastic Cards?
43. Tiger Beer – Stunning cards.
44. Coupon Cards
45. Penny Shooter
46. Secret Agent Man
47. Nissan Skyline
48. Another Blooming Designer
49. Beaten, Unbeaten
50. Model Aircraft
51. Emerson Taymor – Who? Well, you won’t forget with this card.
About the Author
This post was written by Simon Goble on behalf of moo.com. MOO love to print, offering custom double sided Business Cards, unique MiniCards, Postcards, StickerBooks, Greeting Cards and more. You can visit their site at moo.com or follow them on Twitter @overheardatmoo.
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14 comments
Johan
March 3, 2011Amazing work, the Torn In Half card is really clever.
Chandni
March 3, 2011An awesome bunch of business card designs.
Favourite ones have to be the Cassette, Fiverr – Recycled cards, Tiger Beer and Another Blooming Designer’s business cards, purely because of their use of media, ideas and simplicity.
Overall I think the business cards posted on this blog have great cleverness and humour to them.
Cellobella
March 3, 2011I love the artist one and the transparent one.
And as a keen card player the cards are cute (although I think they are Jacks not Jokers -as per his name). Of course you could mean that Jack was a bit of a Joker!
Angelee
March 3, 2011Big WOW… the last one seems pretty easy to adapt. Most are really usable and very creative.
Dustin
March 3, 2011The broke bike alley card is really superb. Providing a function other than just a tiny advertisement with contact details makes holding on to it far more worthwhile.
Eva
March 3, 2011I really love the mini latops. such a creative idea
Gabriel
March 3, 2011I loved the “Get Stretchy”. Simple, creative an interactive. However all of them are awesome.
Ryan
March 3, 2011I think my favorite was the pop-up card idea.
Theo
March 5, 2011Nive and inspiring collection, thanks!
Bradley
March 6, 2011The brushed steel idea is awesome!!
Thomas Craig
March 6, 2011Very nice, have had some cards from Ink’d and there quality if fantastic.
Greg
March 13, 2011Really Cool Ideas! Can’t pick a favorite, but I wish that I had used Emersen Taymer’s idea before he did.. lol.
JR
May 23, 2011I think it’s valuable to also throw on a QR code for smart phone users… easy access to your mobile website.
ptoone
April 22, 2013These are great, I love the idea of multi use business cards.