For weeks now I have been searching through business card after business card in pursuit of logo and branding ideas for myself. I believe I have seen every design, font, shape, and trick out there. I have searched high and low to find the best so you don’t have to.
Here are my top 10 favorite designs:
Image above via Hovercraft printed by Repeat Press.
Design by Andrew Townsend for Un.titled
Black & white with a touch of red
Design by 485 inc for Artistaday; Found via Beast Pieces
Black & white typography with inkless impression design
Design by: One Plus One Design for Kamp Photography
Simple bright logos on brown craft paper
Design by Mode Design; Found via For Print Only
Bold, black & white and graphic design with curved edges
Design by Kyle Vanhorn
Overlapping primary colors with a simple design
Design by House of Monks; Found via Beast Pieces
Bold color wrapped around the edges with simple, appealing graphics
Design by Letterart Printing Studio
White inkless design with a touch of bright blue
Design by Effektive Design for Render Architecture
Dark grey and bold orange with white triangle block graphics
Design by Jonathan Howells for Moo
Simple black lines on a white background create a crossing pattern
Design by Caryn Gutterman for Scott Regan; Found via Beast Pieces
Soft textured grey, yellow, and white with modern logo and graphics
What are some of your favorites?
brian on 10.18.2011 at 11:56 AM
yo, top image is printed by repeat press (repeatpress.com) in somerville,ma. hate to see my studio mates not get a credit!!!!!
Jaime on 10.18.2011 at 12:05 PM
Thanks – I have updated the credit line.
Casey M. on 10.18.2011 at 13:54 PM
Behance.net has a ton of work and some really good business cards tht I got a lot of inspiration from before I made these:
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Personal-Business-Card/1794264
lindsay on 10.18.2011 at 14:09 PM
I have a hard core love affair with letter press, as I can see you do too. It is just so darn expensive that you have to LOVE your business card design before putting it on paper. I have basically decided that I am going to laser print my cards and wait until I KNOW i love it and then invest in letterpress.
Jaime on 10.18.2011 at 15:36 PM
I did letterpress for my Thank You cards – and it was very expensive but totally worth it. The cards are such good quality and people really appreciate receiving one.
Amelia on 10.18.2011 at 14:31 PM
These designs make me emotional – gorgeous!
Spirulina on 10.18.2011 at 17:42 PM
My favourite is letterart printing studio. Simple and beautiful!
Angelina on 10.19.2011 at 07:08 AM
Yes, you’re right. They are doing a fantastic job in Letterpress.
Jerry Banman on 10.19.2011 at 18:16 PM
Check out the cards that Tony Enns, a prolific art director in Toronto designed for us: http://tonyenns.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/RED_BCard.jpg
irene on 10.25.2011 at 18:07 PM
they are grat, expecially House of Monks and Letterart Printing Studio; i think they are clear and, at the same time, innovative
michael godfreys on 10.25.2011 at 19:56 PM
l just love the one for Moo.it is nice and it shows some creativeness
David on 11.01.2011 at 23:06 PM
Awesome!
Rikki on 11.08.2011 at 19:45 PM
Wow, these are all amazing!
Dan on 12.22.2011 at 12:30 PM
HAve a look at one of ours..
http://www.mortarpestlestudio.com/project/andy_dermanis.html
Jaime on 12.22.2011 at 14:53 PM
Beautiful! I am a sucker for black and white ;)
homesower on 12.31.2011 at 23:51 PM
Truly inspirational. If only I had someone to whom I could offer my card.
Creative Pile on 02.20.2012 at 00:45 AM
Great collection! We love working on business cards.
Damian on 04.14.2012 at 10:15 AM
These are very cool and retro!
http://www.cardonizer.com/business_cards/hh_films
Duncan Shotton on 04.14.2012 at 10:30 AM
These used to be mine, but I stopped because they were a nightmare to produce by hand, plus some people got the wrong idea ajajaj! : http://dshott.co.uk/rizla.html
César on 05.28.2012 at 08:28 AM
Include a QR code on the cards is now typical: http://pixellegancy.com/o8be
Greetings!
Jeff on 06.13.2012 at 20:56 PM
Great designs, but not cheap to produce.
Abdullah on 01.07.2013 at 15:44 PM
last one it’s really impressive collection