333 creative business cards

The business card traditionally is a small cardboard piece featuring information about the owner such as address, telephone and fax number or E-mail addresses. When two business people meet for the first time they often exchange their business cards to stay in touch.

85 mm x 55 mm85mm x 55mm is the standard format in Europe. In the United States 88.9mm x 50.8mm is more common. Agreeing on a standard is useful as your business contact needs to fit it in a case or wallet.

85 mm x 55 mmThis article shows with more than 300 examples that even standard formats allow for a lot of creativity. You’ll also find loads of out-of-the-box business cards where the designer didn’t care too much about standards. Some are handmade or combined with unusual material like metal or wood.

333 Examples

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Source: Orient | Noodle Bar

Source: Dian Ross | Publisher

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Source: Stefan Szakal | Creative Director

Source: Clifton Alexander

Source: Celia Keyworth | Food

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Source: Kaypee Soh | Creative Director

Source: Jennifer Reed | Cafe Java

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Source: B. Uhrig & Son | Coal & Wood

Source: Robert Stewart | System Administrator

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Source: Clarissa Lovato | elevate inc.

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Source: Colin Kolker

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Source: Dr. Pramod V. Niphadkar M.D | Chest Physician

Source: Rik Jansen | Piano Repair

Source: Charlie Dominquez | Developer

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Source: Yuka Suzuki | Hair Makeup Artist

Source: The Miller | Hull Partnership

Source: Dave Mclean

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Source: Daniel Butler | Designer

Source: Laura Elkha

Source: Tony Thielen

Source: Anja Osterwalder | Designer

Source: Lindsay Casabella | Stylist

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Source: Mark Dormand | Design & Illustration

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Source: Cat Box | Web Applications

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Source: George Arriola | Brandexperience

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Source: Sean M. Kinney

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Source: Poul Nielsen

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Source: Ken Speckle

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Source: Philip Lester | Lead Designer

Source: DC Reflections | Dental Care

Source: chefBurger | Chrystal Tatum

Source: Tania Hannaford | Marketing Director

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Source: Eduard Cehovin

Source: Terri DeJong | Fiber Artist

Source: The Farm

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Source: Nathan Smith | Viewzi

Source: Aert van Seggelen | Headhunter

Source: fifth floor | Robert Apodaca

Source: Andrew Lister | Sliced Orange

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Source: Actual Size | Joe Shumbat

Source: William E. Thomas | Thomas Wood Products

Source: Ramesh Sharma | Post-Marriage Counselling

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Source: Joe Romano | Jomark

Source: Chris Fisher | Radio Presenter

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Source: Rajesh Rajan | Dept Recovery Agent

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Source: Lucas | Handmade Jewels

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Source: James A.W. Mahon | Divorce Lawyer

Source: Structural Graphics, LLC | Mary Ann Konishesky

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Source: Howl Fire | Chad Germann

Source: Gengavan | Second Hand

Source: Urban Waves | Shantanu Kalita

Source: Sakura

Source: Jimmy | Web Design

Source: TedEx | Ted Cowie

Source: Port City | Studio LTD.

Source: Meatcards

Source: Dufter Typ | Nils von Blanc

Source: InterFuel

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Source: Filament

Source: The Royal Chains

Source: Scott Roberts | Designer

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Source: Ethan Martin | Graphic Design

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Source: Accentuate

Source: Marieta Bädescu

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Source: Steve Smith | orderedlist

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Source: Indeed Design | Mike Finazzo

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Source: Chris Fenison | Creative & Online Director

Source: Emmi Salonen | Graphic Designer

Source: SimpleBits

Source: Aaron Miller | Illustration

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Source: Harold Lee Miller | Photography

Source: Quart Creative

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Source: Theatre of Dreams

Source: Antonea Nabors | Graphic Design

Source: Candra Scott | Landmark Hotels

Source: Daisy Rizzo | Ignertia

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Source: zuno | Jonathan Lockey

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Source: The Eisner | American Museum

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Source: glitschka studios | R. Glitschka

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Source: Sara Frantzman | Graphic Design

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Source: Brenna Quan | Floral Designer

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Source: Ed McCulloch

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Source: Mark Ramadan | BlackNapkin

Source: Sarah Powers Media

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Source: Gehring Sales & Service

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Source: Portsmouth | Tea Company

Source: logeen | web architects

Source: Glammer

Source: Francesca Pasini

Source: Colleen Stokes

Source: IQ Videography

Source: Jay Kwong

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Source: NationBuilder

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Source: Agency ND | Tim O´Connor

Source: Michael Bonds | President

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Source: blitzlocal | Dennis Yu

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Source: Jungle it! | Rafael Scavone

Source: Zanziban | Tracing Company

Source: Cheryl Griffin

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Source: Casabella | Furniture

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Source: Sterling Design | Jennifer Sterling

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Source: Jason Rysavy | Catalyst Studios

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Source: ikonee | Frankie Yeung

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Source: Skull Machine

Source: taste chocolate | Marcy Richards

Source: cm | Fernanda Malta

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Source: Tweedle

Source: Pao & Lee | Design Office

Source: Christine Cerniglia | Graphic Designer

Source: Carlos Duarte

Source: Todd Lasher Design

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Source: Samer Zizdeh | Web Author

Source: Adam Taylor | Design

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Source: Windsor Assurance

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Source: Chuck Taylor | Visual Artist

Source: Marie P. Anderson

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Source: Adam Murphy | Photography

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Source: Ashleigh Tucker | Fashion

Source: sketchbot | Steve Talkowski

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Source: Davison | Blackheart

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Source: Piotr Mec | Dyrektor

Source: Gorvus Design Studio

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Source: Amma Maternity | Sara Pearce

Source: Dennis Lee | Designer

Source: Paul J. Nealy | Antidote

Source: Sagmeister INC.

Source: LuiceDesign

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Source: State Systems Radio Inc. | Charles Agosti

Source: Mise en Cene

Source: Ellen Jackson | Portraiture

Source: di marques

Source: get nished | Jason Cornish

Source: Lucky Cat | Acupuncture

Source: Stillmotion | Michael J. Wory

Source: KEO

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Source: Matthew Inman | Marketing

Source: Sven Giesen | Media Design

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Source: Chris Jones

Source: Freshleaf media

Source: Jeff Fisher | Logo Motives

Source: Doug Cloud | Graphic Designer

Source: Niki Brown | Graphic & Web Designer

Source: Embrace

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Source: Matthew Whitwell | Artist

Source: Sassen Design

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Source: Luis Alarcon

Source: Alex Capecelatro

Source: Energy 98,2 | Hit Radio

Source: Snowcat Press | Luke Howard

Source: TecniGraph | Web Design

Source: duro cast | Elliot Swan

Source: Pinkograf

Source: fantastic toys

Source: Jessica van Horn | Graphic Design

Source: Digital Alpaca

Source: Luca Raffaglio | Sales and Technical Support

Source: British

Source: Chuck Pruce

Source: DJ Creev

Source: Sweet Folds | Custom Cookies

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Source: Ruxiten | Davor Rukovanjski

Source: Imagehaus

Source: Matilda Jane

Source: H. Niedecken & Co.

Source: Kevin J. Nyenhuis | Director

Source: Sheryl Sikora

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Source: toronto hemp company | cannabis lifestyle store

Source: Darek Fedko