'Inspiration'

This is also a great way to grab attention and also make sure your business card doesn’t get thrown away, at least it will be used in someones household:) and as the saying goes: “Hang around long enough and you’ll get noticed”. It doesn’t fit into a business card holder so it’s already differentiating from other business cards and what’s best is that it won’t get torn.

Jamie Wieck designed this unique business card that stands out from others by having a positive effect on the environment. It won’t solve all the environmental problems, but it’s a small step.

Just add water and see what happens. Greenhouse in a business card.
All you need is water and a little bit of time.

Instructions on the back of the card tell you to put the card in the water and wait 4 days.

This is a cutting edge business card, literally:

And if you weren’t careful with this business card, then a result might be this:

This card is made from plastic and has a red and a transparent liquid in it. So when you move the card, the “blood” moves too.

Hotel key cards can be used also as Business Cards. Like the below one for example. I’m not sure if it was meant as a business card, but it sure would be useful as one.

I think a hotel client would happily keep the 2 in 1 business card/key that otherwise would be thrown away… just in case. He wouldn’t probably take a business card if it was on the reception desk, but when he already has the key, why not just keep it?

And next time some friend was asking him what hotel he would recommend, he would be handled a business card/room key, which would also a nice conversation topic and would imprint the hotel brand in their memories for a longer time.

So here’s the example, which has actually a really neat design also:

The source.

I think I have found the one. The one that is hard to beat… the best the perfect custom business card in the whole world.

I won’t explain why I like it… oh the minimalism… then again so maximalistic… oh… this simple, boring yet so stylish paper… only one color…

Umm… where was I? Oh yeah: I won’t explain why I like it, you will see it for yourself.

Here it is:

The source.
The owner.

Have you ever seen a cuter business card holder? Of course it’s not a real card holder, instead it’s a real dog. But I think you won’t mind me sharing this

“Here’s Bullseye, fiercely guarding Katie’s business cards during a shoot last Friday.”

And here’s the source.

Well isn’t this a beautiful masterpiece? Taken apart it will fit in your pocket and being put together it will be the most noticeable custom business card you’ve ever seen. The chance of being put on a desk for others to see, is pretty huge, because it is a nice decoration. It would be especially nice here in Estonia, where we have absolutely no snow right now, which is unusual for our winters (and it has “absolutely nothing” to do with global warming… riiight).

And here’s the source. (I think)

This one looks like a picture frame.

It could be used like some kind of viral marketing promotion. Give out a bunch of these cards and tell people to take photos of it with something cool in the picture frame. Then they could post it on the website of the company and the coolest photo would win a prize, a free something (whatever services or products the company offers).

Found here.

And here’s how the card was made.