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As the world gets flatter each day, business and start-up are blooming like mushrooms. This can only lead to one possible situation – competitions are tightening up. There’s only one chance to give a good first impression to your potential clients. Business card speaks for a brand and they are a good and effective tool to impress and maintain relationship with clients. However if your business card is plain and dull, it can only tell so much of your company’s image.
There are no rules for creative card design. Custom shapes & cuts, spot UV, matte finishing etc are all playing factors but the crucial part is always an eye-catching design, whether it’s graphical, typographical or just simple great ideas.
In today’s article, we proudly present a series of truly creative business card design together with tutorials and template that you can start with. Here’s a list of a collection of 100+ Creative Business Cards, Templates and Tutorials. Full list after jump.
Examples of Creative Business Card
Wood, Plastic and Metal. These unorthodox materials for a business card can draw susbtantial attention to anyone looking at it for the first time. The texture itself feels unique too, and all these can leave behind a good impression for the company.
Standard size, just creative designs. Unsurpingly, visually captivating designs imprint on a person’s memory deeper than dull or plain designs. A creative tagline that gives people food for thought can also be remembered better.
Doing the Google thing – If you are pretty confident in the ranking of certain keywords, why not try these? Here are several examples.
Minimalist. A minimalist approach to business card design attempts to focus a person’s attention to where it matters most: The company’s or organization’s name or logo. Despite such simplicity, the design can still be creatively done through careful arrangements of wordings and logo.
Creative cuts & custom shapes. Not your usual 3.5 x 2 inches business card, but definetely rocks!
Free Card Templates
If budget is a concern, here are some business card templetes you can start with, but do check with respective owners though. These templates come in Photoshop PSD and Corel Draw CDR format. You can convert .CDR to .PSD.
Black Card
by elhadibrahimi
Modern business card
by psdgraphics
PnP consult
by logotypes
Gold and Black Business Card
by elhadibrahimi
Codex
by CODEX007
Business Card Template
by alpha-100
Tutorials to Design your own card
It’s always utmost satifying if your business card is a creation of yourself. Here are some tutorials to give you an idea how to design a business card right from scratch.
Business Card layout
by alfoart
Design a Print Ready Business Card for Designers
by Chris Spooner
Follow this walkthrough in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign to create your own double sided business card design, resulting in a print-ready file to send to your favoured print firm.
Grungy Business Card
by luxa
This tutorial will walk you through setting up a vertical grungy business card template, front to back and ready to print.
Print-Ready Business Card Using Only Photoshop
by Collis
Design up a simple business card in Photoshop and get it ready for print with crop marks and bleed.
Cardboard And Torn Paper Business Card
by pshero
Create a nice cardboard effect and play with a neat torn edge effect.
Business Card Design Project Walkthrough
by Chris Spooner
Making your business cards dynamic in Illustrator
by Veerle Pieters
(Illustrator tutorial) Smarter way to have your business card print-ready.
Further Readings
Last but not lease, we’ll leave you with some interesting and useful articles on business card design.
- What makes a good business card?
Is it originality? Legibility? Simplicity? - Business Card Lesson Plans (Resources, Checklists, Variations)
Don’t stop with a basic business card, explore other options, create multiple cards, and learn how differently business cards have been used in the past and in other business cultures. - 8 Ideas For Unique And Affordable Business Cards
There are other more affordable ways to make your business card pop. One of the easiest ways is by creating a well-designed memorable card with clear content. - Vertical or Horizontal business card?
- Double duty business cards
A marketing-smart business card doubles as a brochure that presents your unique selling advantage and moves people to action. - What information should go on a business card and where?
- Business Card Design: Better Than A Plain Ol’ Business Card
Going to web conferences is a great opportunity to make new contacts and exchange business cards. Unfortunately, we have an industry filled with creative people who have no creative marketing for themselves
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Posted by hongkiat in Inspiration , at 07.16.09
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Comments
Haavard Aurstad July 16th, 2009
Great collection man.Twitter & thumbs up!
ReplyHenry July 16th, 2009
Nice round up! Not sure if google would be ok with someone using their logo on a business card. I made a round up as well thought I should share it http://ffffffive.com/inspiration/75-immaculate-business-cards/
ReplyJournal July 16th, 2009
Awesome Collection.
My favourite is the Subcityart Card!
Thanks for sharing this!
Replychristian July 16th, 2009
Great list! Thanks for the inspiration!
Check out my Die cut card, as well as how and where to create your own die cut business card.
http://printedproof.com/printing/how-and-where-to-create-die-cut-business-cards/
ReplyMariusz July 16th, 2009
Hey, cool, thanks for featuring my design (the Lunar Logic Polska one, with the “1″)! To be honest, that are not really business cards, but planning poker cards (used to estimate project flow) but there was no “print” category on Creattica when I posted it. ;)
ReplyMoney4Invest | Lee July 16th, 2009
Great and cool look of business cards. I want to get one too.
Replymiziology July 16th, 2009
another good post..i like the google card but i don’t know if it ok we use a google logo? overall nice collection :)
Replyshraqs July 16th, 2009
What a great and huge collection. It’s awesome. Thanks for your hard work on searching for it.
Replypanduan bisnis online July 16th, 2009
oh mas…that’s awsome! Very inspired!
ReplyAh Hong July 16th, 2009
Real cool design! I really love especially the Google one, but wonder what will be the cost to print each :D
Replywallpapers July 16th, 2009
Looking so professional designs , thanks for sharing
ReplyCallum Chapman July 16th, 2009
Great round-up, I wish I had some clients that want to experiment with Spot UV and Diecutting!
ReplyVim July 16th, 2009
all of these cards are awesome, each different in there own way, some of these must have cost a lot to make?
Replybusiness July 16th, 2009
Wow, thank you. Great design like these also creates word of mouth. People would talk about and share your cards with others.
ReplyMatt July 16th, 2009
Great list here, thanks.
ReplyI’ve been trying to design mine for ages and just can;t find what I’m looking for. hopefully this post should help.
tobiCOM July 16th, 2009
Thanks for Inspiration! Beautifull Designs i love them all!
Replyyoon see July 16th, 2009
Cool!
ReplyI love the “pretty green” name card!
tabiji July 16th, 2009
Fantastic! More posts like this, please. +1
Replyrich808 July 17th, 2009
nice designs and ideas for cards
ReplyFranky July 17th, 2009
Hey really cool your resources always rock like hell
ReplyCasper July 17th, 2009
awesome stuff for graphic designer as i am, and always find beautiful stuff which will help us for make better design after took some better idea as you have in this post, Thanks
ReplySyamZone July 17th, 2009
Awesome…Thank’s for sharing !!!
Replydlv July 17th, 2009
excellent post Liam !
some days ago i’ve searched resources to do a personal card…
this post gonna be in my pocket!
thanks
adeux!
ReplyGisela July 17th, 2009
I love to have something like the transparent card. It looks really cool and elegant.
Replyanistock July 17th, 2009
The razor blade design is just brilliant, one card I’d keep in my contacts. Great designs but overall you’d have to question how relevant are business cards in todays world.
Replyginwe July 17th, 2009
Really good collection
Replyjubo July 17th, 2009
I’m needing some more cards, This page is inspirational, as a glass designer/maker I think the transparent ones with a design on would be great. You’ve got me thinking now, thanx so much for sharing
Replyjubo
Luis July 18th, 2009
I like the chris burger, very creative, and the transparent ones are cool too. Great collections buddies, if there werent many cards i could post it on my blog giving you all the credit.
ReplyFernando July 18th, 2009
I need Post it:
Replyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoIvd3zzu4Y
blinkky July 18th, 2009
Very creative. Some look exclusive =)
ReplyMyCeloteh July 19th, 2009
wow very creative design, need to ask designer to print this one for me.
ReplyMaigret July 19th, 2009
Awesome list ! Some of them are so beautiful… but prices must be high. :(
Replyeddie July 20th, 2009
really nice.thanks
ReplyCalgary Graphic Design July 20th, 2009
(repeats to self) I will not redesign my business cards, I will not redesign my business cards… Oh who am I kidding. I have business card lust!
Replybusiness cards printing services July 20th, 2009
I liked your collection. your site collection is good.
ReplyKumar July 22nd, 2009
Great collection man.
ReplyKumar July 22nd, 2009
But expecting some more designs.
Reply:)
BiB July 22nd, 2009
Nice collection. I recommend visit http://www.cardonizer.com for more business cards.
ReplyMegatron July 22nd, 2009
Does anyone know of any good websites to get stuff printed?
ReplyCris July 25th, 2009
Muy originales parecidas a las de http://www.tarjetascolor.com
ReplyRahman July 25th, 2009
hey awsme design my cards are gettin complements from every where a bsinesscard must be attractive and alll cards here are very much….
thank u sooo much
ReplyKat July 25th, 2009
Very nice design ideas. Too bad I almost clicked away from your site when at least 3 different voices started blabbing at me. HATE that. Not sure if it’s from the ads or what, but it distracts from what could be an otherwise good site. Don’t know what they said – I muted it immediately. I normally click away…quickly.
ReplyMillán I. Berzosa July 26th, 2009
Pretty neat!! ;)
Replyomagus July 27th, 2009
l like the black one..
Replythanks for share..!
Ivan July 31st, 2009
All great! Thanks for share…
ReplyRicky K. July 31st, 2009
good idea ….
ReplyIannik August 1st, 2009
Hi all,
I am a photographer entusiast and I’m looking for someone who realize my business card, if you are interested write me iannik[at]gmail.com
thank you all
Reply商务卡片网 August 4th, 2009
Perfect!
ReplyJayce August 5th, 2009
Nicely done. ;)
ReplyRobin Ng August 5th, 2009
love the collection! thanks
ReplyMike August 6th, 2009
Hi there.
A very nice round-up!
I’ve seen many great collections of business cards online; I wish someone would post a round-up of places to get cards like these printed.
My local printers only handle full-color, “no frills” cards. I’d love to know where I could get something higher-end like those in this list.
Thanks again!
ReplyKaplang August 7th, 2009
these are really cool, I love the Google one it made me laugh.
Replychris August 9th, 2009
Some good examples. :) tx!
ReplyRyan August 12th, 2009
These are awesome, great ideas
ReplyXtence August 13th, 2009
Nice collection, very inspiring !
Thanks for sharing.
ReplyJocelyn August 20th, 2009
I got some plastic cards printed like this at http://www.shortruncards.com . Their minimum qty was only 50 and the quality is amazing!
ReplyJoe Ndzulo August 22nd, 2009
Simply Impressive…
ReplyHurmus August 25th, 2009
Great selection!
ReplyYou may also like this card – Card soccer:
http://ultimolayout.blogspot.com/2008/12/minicampo.html
Thank’s.
Yash ch. August 25th, 2009
I got wonderful collection of business cards at very cheap rate with high quality just in 40 pounds for 500Qty. http://www.design2express.co.uk
ReplyFree Lamination and custom Die cut.
Thanks!
david s. September 9th, 2009
honestly, you won’t find much better than the company taste of ink studios. their work can be viewed at http://www.tasteofinkstudios.com/portfolio/business-card-design.
Replyemily gaiston September 9th, 2009
seriousLY..! i checked out that site. amazing folio… their biz card design is pretty incredible, but more than that, their business card printing options are the shiz.
Replykanraya September 12th, 2009
awesome!! good idea(^_^)
ReplyPavlos Katsigiorgis September 17th, 2009
So many ideas.
ReplySo good inspirations.
Food for mind. Simple Ideas means Great Creations.
dheena September 23rd, 2009
Great D’signs
Replyjason harris September 25th, 2009
really great designs.. this is my favorite design blog, it is strictly for business card design. i just love it and submitted my card just a min ago. they do that featured card of the day deal… http://www.mybusinesscarddesign.com
Replychris September 25th, 2009
that is ONE EXTREEM collection – thank you very much.
This one with Google is pretty creative – simple yet catchy :)
Now I know where to go and bo back again and again for design inspiration
thx again for very helpfull post.
Replybye, chris
sunny October 7th, 2009
So many ideas.
ReplySo good inspirations.
Rachel Pisani November 1st, 2009
i would like a business card created. i have stock photo i could have you use, need it to be designed
Replyhow soon could you give me a proof? how do i email you the photos?
Plastic Cards November 4th, 2009
This is great collection and creative designing of the all cards.
Replyplywood india November 9th, 2009
Great collection of business card with Excellent designs.
ReplyCorey Haggard November 10th, 2009
Awesome collection. Very creative designers there, good post!
ReplyBusiness Card Templates November 11th, 2009
Nice collection. Thanks for sharing. May share more business card designs.
ReplyRaquel November 16th, 2009
Awesome collection. Thaks for sharing!
Replydesignfollow November 18th, 2009
great thank you
Replyseo faqs November 21st, 2009
Thanks for sharing tutorial om business card designs
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