Mar 9, 2011

28 Brillant Shaped Business Cards

Shaped or die cut business cards are your best friends if you are looking for a way to add a bit of flair to your business cards and make them memorable. The number one advantage of shaped or die cut cards is that, you can use them to make a bold statement about your business. I have seen a business card for a coffee shop that is shaped like a coffee mug. This makes the business card standout and memorable. People will be able to identify right away the line of business that you are in just by looking at it.

However, shaped and die cut business cards usually costs more than your average rectangular business card. But there are printing shops that offer die cut printing at very affordable prices. You just need to look around. The bottomline is, the price of die cut business cards or any other type of cards depends on whether you use a custom design or if you avail of many other different options for your card such as silk printing, UV coating, etc.

To get you inspired in designing or creating your shaped die cut business cards, we decided to showcase here some of the best die cut business cards we have seen so far. If you have a favorite that’s not included here, feel free to leave the link in your comment below.

28 SHAPED BUSINESS CARDS

01-Fizz Coasters
Business cards as retro letterpress coasters.

02-Studio Nine
Business card of Studio Nine.

03-Brilliance Activator Identity

04-Green Builder’s Depot
A leaf-shaped business card for Green Builder’s Depot, an environmentally-friendly retail building supply store in Honolulu.

05-Benton Brothers Fine Cheese Business Card
This business card for Benton Brothers Fine Cheese shop was die-cut from a paper stock with a smooth, almost waxy texture, so it looks and feels like a real piece of cheese.

06-Zing Consulting
Two color letterpress business card with custom die cut mountain shape. Designed and printed at Studio On Fire.

07-Business Card for Cafe Java

08-Greenstone Business Card
Identity and business card design for Greenstone Group in Duluth, Minnesota. Offset printed on 100# matte cover and die-cut to shape.

09-Paper Saw Blades
From author: “These heavy duty paper blades pop out of our latest promo card to fly through the air as a dangerous incarnation of business cards. You can toss them at pets, logs and trees, use them as coasters or keep them on hand to contact us for your next custom letterpress printing project.”

10-Timebomb Kustoms
The Timebomb Kustoms card was letterpress printed as a two color card on a Pearl Metallic Esse cover stock.

11-Space 150
One of the many business card designs of Space 150. Letterpress printed by Studio On Fire.

12-Orderin Business Cards

13-Orient Express
Business card of Orient Xpress Noodle Bar.

14-Dyalect Silk Business Cards
Being a company in the marketing and promotions industry wanted a design style that is edgy, modern, and artistic. This type of design called for a one of a kind die cut (custom shape) and die cut punch to create an incredibly unique company image.

shaped business cards

15-Lindsey Casabella stylist: Business/Appointment Card
A comb-shaped business card for a hairstylist.

16-Bridge Photographic
Business Card design for Bridge Photographic through Popcorn Design. – Die Cut with Spot UV Varnish

17-Chris Fisher Business Card
A microphone-shaped business card for a radio presenter or a radio DJ.

17-The Photography of Nathan Jones
A lens-shaped business cards for a photographer.

18-Emerson Taymor Business Cards standing up Front
A front view of Taymor’s business cards after being “opened up”.

20-Rebecca Fels Business Card
The lace edge shape of this card is die cut to convey the purpose of the company (knitwear) and to give it some panache

21-Business Card for Norburn Model Aircraft Supply
Specializing in model and radio controlled air crafts for over 40 years, Norburn Model Aircraft Supply provides enthusiasts with the widest and best selection in British Columbia. Creating a unique business card, we printed and laser die cut balsa wood a small glider that is functional once assembled.

22-Stella Dot Die Cut Business Cards
Very interesting shape and design on this 16pt business card. It was printed four color process on 2 sides with a custom die cut.

23-Business Card for Herbert Martin
Foldable business card for a dentist with a die-cut bite (and a non-translatable word game in German which has to do with the bite).