Art in Hole

CD Hole art.
Again just outside thinking to get inside you head, to get out the ideas and get in the world.

First the Apple Pie, now Dutch Design?

An inspiring photoset of classic dutch graphic design examples. This set is soo good, that I just picked one at random to show. I know you might think "Hey, dis ain't no Bizness Card" and then poop your diaper and ask for candy, but THIS IS REALLY GOOD FOR IDEAS. (Pats you on Head)
I imagine these guys had badass business cards...
BTW, if you dive in a little bit farther, you'll find great sets of links and pictures of design on AIKI1's photo sets. They really went all out on this, and it's great a resource when stabbing the old head meat for ideas.

450+ Business Card Designs!

A gallery of lots of good looking business cards from some design agencies... you may even score a few good email & phone numbers from the cards. LINK

(Some of these have been seen in other sets I've mentioned but still, it's good thing overall just to run through and freshen you eyes...

SO...your a 5th Level Rogue, eh?

An enterprising hacker commissioned a business-card
that converts to a set of lockpicks from a person
who makes die-cut sheet-metal cards.

Business Card Link to check out today

One of the things I was looking at today was the various collections some folks have either on FLickr or on their own blogs, or various Business Cards and Advert ideas they have found or have done. So here's a little bit of them:
Creative Bit's Ivan has some really awesome and very smart cards on their Blog. Like a Scratch Away cards, Awesome die cut chairs or the best one the Flexible Personal Trainer card!

Also check out this collection of Business Cards from FLickr. (Features the Scott Ott card you see above)

Another place you definitely should look up is Ideabook's tutorials page on business cards with various ideas and way to spruce up and design a card that people will remember!

Want to make your own?

Here's a way thats simple and can be from home Business Card Land's set up!
Now I haven't run through all of it, myself, but it seems pretty solid. I was never one to really use the Avery Business card paper, even though I had a ton of it left over form my HP rep days, it could still be a very worthwhile little tutorial and tool for short runs for meetings or needing to get some small info out, or as a back up for running out of cards, or while waiting for cards. Either way go to it, and if you can, send anything you make my way

Cartoons drawn on the Back of Businesss cards

An amazing idea, brought to you by Hugh Mcleod, to put the cartoons on cards and is updated daily. Of course I thought i was the genius who thought this up, it's great to see not just an idea in action but in a whole other approach that i would have thought.
On top of that, the cartoons are witty and deep rooted in thought, just making the small displays of brilliance that nay all clients would enjoy.
And if you like a cartoon enough, you can even have a card made with his cartoon on it!
He even has a widget you can put on your blog that can see down to the right here at HMC Blog!