Home & DesignDEC 1, 2010

15 Most Unusual and Interactive Business Cards

TomAuthor

What makes a great business card? Is it the subtle off-white coloring? The tasteful thickness of it? Many of us could spend hours simply trying to decide on the business card font if we made it ourselves. However, even the most creative business card designs with the best logos and ultra modern graphic design cannot guarantee your business success.

Nevertheless, it’s an old-school business etiquette practice that can make a very long-lasting impression. So, you shouldn’t miss an opportunity to show your best qualities here, because your unique business card is much more than just your contact information – it also communicates your company’s values, character, and brand identity. Never limit your imagination to a plain rectangle! Your card is a blank canvas for creative advertising, so let your imagination run wild. Don’t forget to include some interactivity in your product design – people love to play and solve puzzles.

If it happened so that right now you are looking for business card ideas, you’ve come to the right place! To help you, we’ve collected 20 of the most creative and extremely interactive business card designs. Are you ready to breathe in some inspiration?

1. Lush: Business Card Filled With Seeds

The business cards were letter pressed by hand and stuffed with grass seed. The best thing about this clever design is when you hand one out, the seeds shake and instantly pay off the idea. (Advertising Agency: Struck, USA)

2. Business Card for Cosmetic Surgeon

Via the use of two rubber inserts, this business card shows the effect Dr.Kiprov’s cosmetic surgery can have. (Advertising Agency: Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Vienna, Austria)

3. Business Card For Fitness Trainer

Zohra Mouhetta helps you strip away your belly! (Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

4. Another Bloomin' Designer's Business Card

"By following the instructions correctly a decent bloom would have been seen within a week." (Designed by Jamie Wieck)

5. Yoga One: Get Stretchy

If you have stretchy fingers you can make this girl do wonders! (Advertising Agency: Marked for Trade)

6. Knot Business Card for Massage Therapist

Michael Royer is a massage therapist in Toronto. Clients have to loosen the knot to reveal the message.

7. Personal Trainer: Stretchy Business Card

If you want to see the text on this business card, you have to do a little stretching exercise - it's like a warm up before going to Poul Nielsen.

8. Chest Physician: Balloon Visiting Card

A balloon was used as a medium for a visiting card, for Dr.Pramod Niphadkar, a chest physician. In order to read the details of the card, one would have to blow the balloon - an excercise that would determine his/her lung capacity. (Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather , Mumbai, India)

9. TAM Cargo: Transformable Business Card

Transforming the traditional business card in the funny and unusual object, a little box of transporting cargo air. (Advertising Agency: Y&R, São Paulo, Brazil)

10. We Love You...

At first, it may seem that they really love you, but then you see that the gray bar beside the message is a scratch-off. Well, at least they are upfront with their motives. (Designed by Sensus Design Factory)

11. Business Card for a Dentist

This incredibly creative card belongs to Dr. Anita Wehrle Lechmann (Designed by Michael Häne & Remo Caminada)

12. Divorce Lawyer: Hand-Tearable Business Card

Notice that there is contact information on both sides of the business card.

13. Model Kit Business Card from Tamiya

Tamiya, who make model kits, came up with a DIY business card: all the pieces pop out of the card so you can either build a model race car, airplane, or navy boat. (Designed by Creative Juice)