Business Cards Land

We’re halfway there!  The weekend is in sight and I’m sure given the Winter doldrums that is an extremely welcome thought.  That said, we have something that might just prove to be the medicine to your mid-week blues.  At least that’s what I’m guessing the samples of medicine themed business card look like they can do.  I’m not entirely sure what is in them though.

That’s right, look at these insanely creative business cards belonging to someone known as the Brain Doctor.  They have all of the pertinent information printed right on them and in the back is the all-too-familiar blister pack of little white pills.  While again, I can not be positive what’s In the blister packs, it does look medicinal.  I’m hoping for a sugar pill.  The fact that he’s a graphic designer makes me think it IS sugar, not some crazy brain medicine that you probably have no business taking.  That leads me to another idea, how cool would it be if you designed your blister packed medicine themed business cards with Smarties inside?!  Creative and fun!

Nevertheless, it just goes to show how far you can push the envelope and that no matter what your idea is, it’s most likely obtainable.  This guy had the idea to make his look like medicine samples and he found a way to make it happen.  What can you do?  What can you invent?  What can you decide to make great?  The sky is the limit, now start shooting for it!  Show us some of your best business cards, we can’t wait to see!

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Welcome back to the world of the working, the living and the non-holiday celebrating…at least for a day or two until New Year’s Eve strikes!  I hope this finds each and every one of you filled up with food, love and a great deal of holiday cheer!  That said, back to business!

Today we stumbled on one of the coolest ideas ever put into practice and being a photographer, I can particularly appreciate not only that idea, but the method that was employed to actually make this work.  The photographer in question, Jelle Akkernan, actually snapped a photo of his information, everything he needed to convey his business, what they do, where they do it and how to contact him and then developed the film of that photo to use as little business cards.  One photo snapped, a bunch of film developed and viola, you’re left with tons of business cards ready to be handed out at your whim.  What’s even more impressive, is that because they are printed on film, they are completely water resistant and won’t bleed or smudge or anything else.  And they are cheap.  Can’t do much better than that, now can you?

Remember, it’s not always the most expensive business card, using the most expensive paper and the most elaborate design that takes the cake.  Sometimes a little creativity, a little do-it-yourself ingenuity and a little elbow grease and you’re left with a business card that everyone will want, everyone will think is amazingly creative, and everyone will talk about and pass around.  In the world of business cards, that’s what we call perfect.

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We’ve all seen them, heck we’ve featured a TON of them on this site…those nifty cards with the cutouts somewhere on them.  Whether it’s a cutout of a star, initials, or just interesting cutouts on one or two corners.  There’s some good news and some bad news when it comes to these cutouts.  First, the good news:  They DO help your card, they DO make it look extremely interesting and more creative.  Now, the bad news:  They are a lot more expensive.  Laser or die cutting can cost a great deal more money than traditional business cards and as such, make it not really worth it for the vast majority of us.  Until this tip, that is.

Here’s a money saving business card tip for you…you can do the cutouts yourself!  See the business card above? You can have those cut-out letters they have for a lot cheaper than having them professionally die-cut for you.  Yes, it will take a lot more time, yes, it will get extremely annoying, but yes, it will save you a great deal of money.  Say you ordered your next batch of 500 business cards from OvernightPrints.com.  This alone will save you a HUGE amount of money over those expensive printing houses while keeping the quality just as top-notch.  If you wanted to achieve the very same results as the card above, why not include those letters “y” and “k” in black on the original card and then when they arrive, take an Xacto-Knife and with a few small cuts you can have them cutout too!  Save you a bundle and still have awesome effects!

So, why not experiment with some designs that allow you to do the tedious cut0ut job at home?  I know it will be a pain the the rear, I know it will take a great deal longer, but the bottom line is, it will save you a ton of money while keeping the quality extremely high!

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When it comes to standing out, truly standing out in a business crowd, one of the fastest, easiest and most important ways is to do it with your business card.  Be honest, how many times has someone handed you their card and it’s just the standard white paper, standard black ink and before you even realize it, you’re throwing it away or forgetting you ever even saw it.  Yeah, guilty here too.

That said, the best way is to be brilliant with your business cards, and we just happened to find15 designs that are creative, interesting and just plain cool.  Today we’re going to hit you with Part 1, the first 7 designs.

Head over and check out the article on WebUrbanist, but for now, here are 7 of the most creative business card designs we’ve seen in a while:

1. Debt Recovery X-Ray Cards – Show what will happen to your fingers if you don’t pay up to those you owe.  Ouch.
2. Department of Energy Biz “Cords” – Information printed don the side of electrical cords…Genius.
3. Sprouting Garden Biz Cards – Seeds that sprout according to the pattern on the card…great way to show off your landscaping business.
4. Yuka Suzuki Hair Pins Business Cards – Bobby Pins making up the hair of the model on the card…perfect way to show your hair care business.
5. Razor Blade Business Cards – Show just how ‘sharp’ you really are.  Careful with this one.
6. Headhunter Business Cards – He’s trying to steal you from competition…this biz card has instructions on how to make the card disappear by eating it.
7. Lock Picking Kit Business Cards – Has an actual usable set of lock picking tools built into every card.  Great for hackers, BETTER for locksmiths.  Genius.

Check back tomorrow and we’ll have the final 8 designs that should help spark Your creative mind and help you design the best card you can.

(image via weburbanist)

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