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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.

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When most people think of art involving paper, they think of drawing, sketching, or maybe painting. However, there are very talented people out there that create art from paper in more unusual ways. I’m talking about paper art that involves creative forms of cutting, folding, and carving. Materials for this type of art can vary, ranging from ordinary paper to whole books. To inspire you and let you see what other things artists are doing with paper, we’ve collected some pretty amazing works for you to enjoy.

To learn more about each work and the artist, just click on the image.

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Not too long ago I owned a site called Card Observer, which is a gallery of business card designs. Everyday I would have to look through submissions and pick out the best business cards. This was something I really enjoyed and miss doing. So I thought it would be fun to do a showcase of awesome business cards here.

For this post, I’ve rounded up a collection of 20 clean white letterpress business cards that will inspire you. You’ll notice that the clean and minimal approach taken with these designs conveys an overwhelming sense of quality and elegance.

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If you’re a designer looking for inspiration, it’s a good idea to look at other mediums. Today we’re going to take a break from staring at web designs and look at package design, where beauty and functionality are both equally important. Below you will find a showcase of inspiring packages that range from chocolate boxes to lotion dispensers, all having something in common…great design.

To learn more about each design, click on the title or image.

Y Water

100% Chocolate Cafe

Preppa Packaging

Cubis

Rustad Spring Water

Thymes

Monopoly Packaging Design

Juicy Couture Boxes

The Kingdom Animalia

Brown

Hand-Drawn Packaging

Renova Toilet Paper

Chocolat Factory

Fragrance Packaging

CRITERIO Frangrance

Method Creamy Hand Wash

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In business card design, there are several things you can do to make a card stand out and be memorable. One of them is having the card cut in a unique way. Here are 15 business cards from Card Observer that all share this quality. You’ll notice that some have been cut to give the card a unique shape or remove certain parts of the stock, while others have been cut to allow special folding. You can find plenty of places that do business cards printing online that will do these types of cuts.

Click on the images to see more details about each card.

Bridge Photographic

REACTOR

Lion in Oil

Optimum Fotography

M. Brady Clark

formAxiom

Studio Nine

Betsy Hammill

Ordered List

SheetSeat

Davide Gasperini

Ninja BTL

Fifth Floor Gallery

Depux

Orient Express

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Running Card Observer allows me to see lots of business cards, and many of them are absolutely stunning. That’s why I like to share them here as well. I’ve already shown you letterpress cards and minimal cards, but now lets look at some that sport bold colors. The designers of these cards took a chance on using daring colors, and as a result have created effective and memorable business cards. If you’ve got a bold business card design, there are plenty of places to print your own business cards online. You just have to look around and find the one that best fits your needs.

Click on the images to see more details about each card.

Emmanuel Borgarelli

Lea Alcantara

Adam Hudson

4000 Flores

Saol Print

Big Love Creative Agency

Lily of the Valley

House of Monks

DesignKlinik

Rythm Kitchen

Struck

Genesis Digital Media

Krealiz

Trip Studio

Originalia

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Following yesterday’s business card giveaway kick-off, I thought it would be appropriate to show some more beautiful cards from Card Observer. This time we’re going to look at those cards that are both minimal in color scheme and design elements. This minimalism in design is what makes these business cards so beautiful and effective. But since there’s not a lot going on with the design of these cards, the elements that are printed have to spot-on. That’s why it’s so important to find the right business cards printing services.

If you want to see more details about the cards, just click on the images.

Bryon Darby

Job Design

February

Aaron Kapor

Portsmouth Tea Co

Frederick Van

IQ Videography

Fuse

Agency ND

Bellucci Stores

Justine Ungaro

Elemental Architecture

Playful

Precision Networking

Another Limited Rebellion, Inc.

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As many of you know, I also run Card Observer, which is a site that showcases beautiful business cards. A few weeks ago, I showed you some of the best Letterpress cards that have been featured on the site, but lately I have been noticing more and more cards being submitted that are being produced using uncommon materials, such as plastic, wood, metal, and even some cloth.

Here are some of my favorites. If you want to see more details about the cards, just click on the images.

Fifth Floor Gallery

Wunderburg Design

Zanzibar

Grafanna

Sterling Design

Duffy & Partners

Catalyst Studios

Sack Wear

Dreamten Studios

Plain Joe Studios

Jake Mates

NGAP

Geyrhalter Design

Murillo Design