Yes, the business card. I am trying to create the perfect business card. Sadly, I only pretend to be a graphic designer (shh, don’t tell anyone), so I can’t just design awesome cards and be happy with them. To me, its not just about what is ON the card, but also what the card itself is made out of.
Steve Wozniak has metal business cards, but I think they are very lame. I personally print my own cards on a standard Avery stock (i know, also lame), but I round 1 corner (so, lame, but lame - 1). I also now have a few sets of Moo Mini Cards, which are pretty cool. They are printed on a thick stock, they are half the height of a standard business card, and a full color (side 1), text (side 2). $20 gets you 100, not bad, but not super-awesome-deal either.
An interesting post over at creativebits.org, which was dugg a while ago (which is how I found it), shows some really nice cards. I am into the more simplistic ones.
Your business card is often the first impression you leave with a prospective client. They may not remember their initial meeting with you, but they will have something visual to remember you by. If your card is interesting, or creative, or can somehow convey the ‘essence’ of YOU/Your product/Your business, then you are likely to either get a call from the person you gave your card to, or from a person that someone passed your card on to!
Check out your local Staples for non-perferated business card stock, moo.com for an interesting twist on business cards, orange32.com for some high-end cards, and the ever-so-awesome Young Go Getter for a chance to WIN 5,000 of those high-end Orange32 cards!