Creative Business Cards Sometimes Too Creative
Published by Joel May 10th, 2007 in Art, Jobs. Share This
Cool business cards are highly advised, but many of the examples shown in this survey are of such odd shape that I can’t imagine anyone being able to carry around more than a few—nor anyone receiving one to do anything but pitch them in the trash. If it can’t fit into my wallet, I don’t want it. If someone tried to hand me a block of lucite like the one pictured above, I’d have to politely decline or ask for some cocaine to go with it.
Still, better too creative than not creative enough, I suppose.
Cool business card designs [CreativeBits.org]
Well it never hurts to ask. Though if you were going to snort off of it on a regular basis, I’d hope for something more scratch-resistant than lucite.
Meanwhile, I’ve become a big fan of moo cards. At about $20 for 100 cards, it seems kinda steep, but they’re cute, they’re from Eng-a-land, and totally easy to make. You can use multiple images from your flickr account and a few other places where you might be hosting pictures.
I’ve scanned the collection I received from Moo for my Dethroner business cards, you can see it here. Let me know which one you like best. (My personal fave is the image of Sean Connery from Zardoz, second down on the left.)
Yes, I know that me as Wez from the Road Warrior is featured twice, as is the doggie one. The Wez outfit was that cool, and “Marcel” just needs a lot of attention.
I occasionally DJ, specializing in “lounge” and “latin jazz” from the 60’s. You know, Martin Denny, Esquivel! etc. Like I said, it’s only occasionally, but I get so many compliments and requests, I decided to order a set of Moo cards using vintage album cover art so I can pass them out and get more gigs. I just got notice today they shipped. I can’t wait. What do you think of their quality, Alex?
I think they’re nifty, they ship fast, they have a nice flat patina to the sturdy but thin stock. Very crisp. Very nice. Recommended. And they would lend themselves well to images that correspond to all things Esquivel!