Nov 8, 2011

30 Most Clever Interactive Business Cards

Your business card is your number one advertising medium to inform people about your business. That is why, businesses are investing more and more to make their business card unique and memorable. A popular way nowadays to achieve these goals is through interactive business cards. Interactive business cards appeal to most people because they can awaken their curiosity and keep them interested. These business cards are also memorable because they compel people to do extra with your cards like folding it or using it for other purposes other than keeping them for future reference.

Below we are featuring 30 interactive business card ideas that are memorable and speaks well of their companies’ business, services and culture. We hope you will find them amusing and interesting as well.

01-Business card for fitness trainer Zohra Mouhetta
Designed by Leo Burnett, Dubai, this is a fine example of an effective effective hit-the-target-audience business card. This business card is really tailor-made for a fitness trainer. The recipient can tear off the excess flab and it demonstrates the effectiveness of the fitness program. People will usually never forget the contents of this card because of this unique characteristic.

02-rCard: The US$25 video business card
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 can be fully interactive as in addition to the screen and speakers, there’s a navigational button.

03-Tamiya Business Card
A model kit business card from Tamiya that has pieces for constructing mini sculptures.

04-Get Stretchy by Yoga One
Just by inserting your fingers on the holes of the card, you can make this girl a stretchy yoga position.

05-Broke Bike Alley: Tire patch business card
Got a flat tire? Wish you were closer to your friendly neighborhood bike shop? Well, if that shop is Broke Bike Alley and you’ve got their business card, then what you’ve got there is a handy dandy tire patch.

06-Broke Bike Alley: Bike tool
Broke Bike Alley’s business cards help you help your bike. The follow-up to their tire patch business card, this card cum tool fits in your wallet and lets you adjust your bolts and spokes. And open your beer.

07-Broken Karate Business Cards
This is a business card that has just suffered a killer karate chop. The amusing and unique business card smashed through the competition and served as an effective, direct piece of advertising that literally helped break clutter in the crowded arena!

08-Plastic Surgeon Business Card
Unique twist for a business card. Dr. Hajnal Kiprov demonstrates his services of breast enhancement through two rubber inserts in the card. It shows what kind of results that can be done by using him as a Plastic Surgeon …. creative.

09-Poul Nielsen Business Card
An elastic business card for a personal trainer. To read what is on the card, you need to stretch it. So, not only will you be stretching your hands, and getting a little workout, but you’ll see the contact info that will lead you to a bigger, more in-depth workout.

10-Danielle Yoga: Twist to read card
The messaging was then divided into two equal parts. With one half printed on the front and the other half on the back. To read the entire message the user would have to twist the visiting card. Folding lines were printed on both sides of the card to guide the user while twisting the visiting card.

11-Helena Ayres Proofreader: Business card
Contact details were engraved on a pencil with oversized eraser to serve as a self promotional business card for Helena Ayres, who works as a proofreader.

12-Lush
The business cards were letter pressed by hand and stuffed with grass seed. The best thing about them is when you hand one out, the seeds shake and instantly pay off the idea.

13-Landscaped Business Card by Tur & Partners
Here is a clever and useful little business card design that perfectly expresses the mission of the company it represents: landscape architecture firm Tur & Partner. Add a little light and water to this seeded business card and in a couple days, you’ve got yourself a professionally landscaped miniature garden. Seeds embedded into the card sprout right through the holes in the plan printed on the card. This creative card was designed by Jung von Matt of Germany.

14-Growing Business Card
Plants were inserted in a double sided card to literally describe a blooming designer. This card transforms into a miniature house plant, sprouting alfalfa or cress when watered.

15-Balloon Business Cards
Balloons with the contact details on it were used by an asthma and lung specialist as business cards. This way, you can only read the message when the balloon is fully blown up. You need a pair of healthy lungs to do that.

16-M++ Card
The Concept M++CARD is a Business Card with added advantage of memory storage. It expands user specific data (10-30 MB) exchanges like product data, portfolios, and personal information. Rear side of it is laminated so as to hold a memory using graphical forms.

17-Cattery business card by Layfield Design
This business card by Stephen Layfield of Layfield Design is definitely the cats whiskers. While the primary function of any business card is to carry contact details, address etc. it also provides the opportunity to promote the company. This example successfully demonstrates both purposes to great effect, it will bring a smile to anyone who’s handed it and will ensure its remembered.

18-Business Card for Norburn Model Aircraft Supply
This unique business card for Norburn Model Aircraft Supply was created by printing and laser die cutting balsa wood that can be assembled into a small— and functional—glider.

19-TAM Cargo Business Card
Here is another unique idea for a business card from TAM Cargo. It can be folded and flipped to form a box.

20-DJ Turntable Business Card
Here’s a very memorable business card for a DJ. To see the information on the card, just turn the round black portion of the card and you will see the contact details.

21-Cement Solutions Bottle Opener Business Card
This is a limited edition bottle opener business card from cementsolutions.ca

22-Penny Shooter Business Card
The Penny Shooter Business Card does just as the name says. The fold-up magazine allows you to load up to ten US pennies and fire them off in rapid succession.The card measures 2″ x 3.5″. In order to accommodate the pennies it has a hefty .09″ thickness without the rubber bands.

23-Knot Business Card for Massage Therapist
This business card for a massage therapist comes in a knot, and you untie it to reveal the contact details.

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24-Tok&Stok: Toy Chair Business Card
To allude to their easy to assemble furniture, the brand launched an unprecedented action that converts the business card in a little chair. To do so is very simple: just detach the parts marked and put them together. The back of the card has the logo, while the seat takes the essential information such as address and phone number.

25-Business Card by Dario Monetini
The card is made on transparent plastic with different objects printed on it like sunglasses, mustaches and goatees. Place the card in front of your face or that of your friend’s and create some funny albums to be uploaded on social networking sites.

26-James A. Mahon
A business business card from Canadian divorce lawyer James A. W. Mahon. At first glance, it looks like your typical lawyer business card but looking closer, you will notice that the card is perforated down the middle. As a result, this lawyer business card of this person who helps people who wants divorce can be separated down the middle into two equal pieces. Each of the two sides contains his complete contact information.

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27-DJ Mohit Business Card
A business card design that replicated the scratch console to instantly draw attention to our DJ’s profession as well as efficiently deliver the idea of practically scratching the disk. The card generated a lot of hype as it successfully registered with people and at the same time it got nominated in many award shows.

28-Mais Pilates Studio: Wake Up Your Body
A business card that shows, quickly and interactively, the main benefits of doing pilates: to develop better posture and flexibility.

29- Y+ Yoga Center: Straw
Low cost yet effective solution to showcase the prowess of a yoga practitioner on the flexible drink straws placed at fruit juice bars frequented by the target audience.