Top 18 Innovative Business Cards - Creative Self-Branding (SUPER GALLERY)

Marketing yourself is an essential part of becoming successful in the modern world, and having a cutting edge business card is a crucial component. That being aid, standing out from the crowd isn’t so easy anymore.

If you’re trying to make a memorable statement, try seeking inspiration from the top creative business cards featured on Trend Hunter.

Elastic Business Cards

Poul Nielsen, a personal trainer, has created these awesome elastic business cards.  You can’t read the card unless you stretch the elastic.  Brilliant experiential advertising. [More]

Transfer Information Via Handshake - Smart Rings (GALLERY)

These rings add a gripping new meaning to “shake on it”. Each “smart” ring stores your details, transferred there via a digital business card the size of a credit card. To pass along your details to a new business associate, simply shake hands, instead of handing over a traditional busines… [More]

Autodialling Business Cards - Instructables DIY Guide

Edible business cards are cool, but we’ve been waiting for something more hi-tech in the realm of innovative business tools. How could anyone not delight in the futuristic functionality of these Autodialling Business Cards? Unfortunately, you can’t buy them as they are; this is a project for the DI… [More]

Creative Self Promotion - Innovative Business Cards (GALLERY)

These are some of the really nice and creative business cards I found in a blog I like. There was a very wide selection so picking just five was difficult. These are the cards I enjoyed the most with a very brief description. The first one in the gallery is an oblivious dog tag card. I find the se… [More]

Living Business Cards - “Another Bloomin’ Designer” Card (GALLERY)

Make sure your prospective client would want to keep your business card on their table rather than in their pocket by giving the gift of green with your contact information! The “Another Bloomin’ Designer” business card by Jamie Wieck treats its recipient to an extra feature you do not expect … [More]

Creative Business Cards - Lego Brick Card (GALLERY)

La Cambre Architecture (founded in 1927) is the most famous architecture school in Belgium. The school wanted new business cards that reflect their focus on “creation” and “practice”, so they commissioned the Leo Burnett, Belgium ad agency which came up with these creative business cards. Creative … [More]

Animated Business Cards (VIDEO)

Until now business cards have been mostly generic, not seeing much innovation. Perhaps they have a cool font or glossy paper, but they seem to be stuck in a print, press, pass world and don’t leave much to be enthralled. Kind of a dull way to pass on your information to potential clients. Sure it�… [More]

Bank Notes as Business Cards - Zimbabwe Hunter at Tourism Fair

A Zimbabwe man got really crafty after forgetting his business cards, and went out creating new ones using money as a medium. The professional hunter had his business information stamped on 100 10-cent bearer cheques which he distributed at London’s World Tourism Market fair. The Zimbabwe Tourism Au… [More]

$25 Video Business Card (and Gaming Device)

About the size of a credit card and not much thicker, the introduction of the US$25 rCard is quite an important step in the evolution of disposable, giveaway and promotional items. Streaming video and audio are just the start – it can be password protected, can release time-sensitive data and it c… [More]

Gold Hello Kitty Business Cards

This Hello Kitty business card glitters in 1 gram of real gold!  This release marks Kitty’s 33rd anniversary.  Luxury Launches describes, “Only a true Hello Kitty fan with real money can think of buying a Hello Kitty business card because it has gold on it, it is limited edition and also has Hello K… [More]

Personalised Mini Stickers - Upload Images, Plaster Everywhere

Moo have launched a new mini stickers concept that allows the user to upload images from Flickr, Bebo or Habbo and turn them into a customised sticker book with tear out sheets for you to pass on.  They come in a choice of 6 colours and make more of an impression than a standard business card.  phot… [More]

Lock Pick Kit Business Card

This business card features an actual working set of lock picks.  Twist the tools to detach them.  The inventor’s site describes, “A hacker, entrepreneur, and all around mischief maker, Melvin wanted something he could give to peers and prospective clients that spoke of this nature. A lockpick conce… [More]

Wear Your Website - Scan Tshirts With Mobiles (VIDEO)

If you have a company website, this is the ultimate marketing tool—if you don’t mind total strangers scanning you with their camera phones. When a cell phone scans an “Extended Identity” T-shirts, it will visit the coordinating website. The shirts feature a datamatrix barcode, known as a “tag�… [More]

Edible Self Promotion

Edible Business Cards - Print on Peanuts, Pasta And More

A year and half ago, Trend Hunter featured chocolate business cards… Now your options for edible business cards have increased. Arigatou Co., Ltd., a company that specializes in the sale of laser-etched food products, offers “Taberu Me” edible business cards printed on peanuts. Peanuts are no… [More]

My M&M;’s For Business – Marketing With Customized Chocolate (VIDEO)

If having a chocolate business card wasn’t enough, now you can customize your own M&Ms;. The new marketing scheme allows you to reach clients, employees, customers, or loved ones in a whole new way. Replacing the regular “m” logo is your personalized image. There are 21 colours to choose from,… [More]

Chocolate Business Cards

Gobble, gobble, please to meet you.  Check out these new chocolate business cards.  Fun idea. [More]

Personalized Candy - My Fruit Roll-Ups

Remember Fruit Roll-Ups? The flat, chewy candy that was rolled up with fun little graphics you could peel out? Now imagine that, only with your company logo on it… or a cute graphic featuring your name and your sweetheart’s. Thanks to MyFruitRollUps.com, it’s all possible now. The site lets you … [More]

BONUS: Fakes + Business Card Holders

Fake Business Cards

Advertising agency DDB has created a service for fake business cards to help keep you out of trouble this holiday season.  The theory is that by assuming your alternate identity, you can feel more free to misbehave. [More]

Recycled Circuit Board Business Card + An Eco-Christmas Poem (GALLERY)

Christmas is coming, just one month to go, Is thinking of gifts getting you low? A hot trend this year has been going green, Here’s a list of some of the best we’ve seen. At Trend Hunter the planet’s important to us, Doing our part doesn’t require much fuss. All natural, recycled, and often reused,… [More]