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September 29th, 2009

Business Card Design Inspiration

I love creative business cards. The past few years of traveling to SXSW, collecting business cards has been one thing that I looked forward to. I’m surprised that there haven’t been more websites dedicated to showcasing great business cards…. mostly just blog posts.

In comes Unique Business Cards. I spent a good deal of time going through the collection, and there is no shortage of creative inspiration to draw from. So, I wanted to share the resource I found, and hope that it will be useful and/or inspiring to others.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Graphic Design Ninja

Intoto

Queen of Diamonds Makeup Artist

Box Office

VDJ Gaurav

There’s much more to see, but don’t take my word for it. Go look for yourself. What other places do you find business card design inspiration?

Tags: Branding, Creativity, Design, Resource

October 18th, 2007

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Creative Workspaces

Being a designer, we all know that our surroundings affect our creativity quite a bit. The smallest things can stimulate creativity, whether that be a poster on the wall, the texture of a piece of paper, or the design of a piece of furniture. All of these things matter when creating your own workspace.

I recently came across This Ain’t No Disco, which is a very inspiring website. It showcases the workplaces of agencies around the globe. There are some extremely creative workplaces, and I think that has a large influence on the work that some of the agencies put out. A few of my favorites are MPM, Grin Creative, Karmarama, and Clearleft.

When thinking about my own designed workplace in the future, two things are of importance to me. One is the actual desk that I’m working at. This needs to be a very comfortable workspace for me. Second would have to be a lounge area. Sometimes my thought process runs dry sitting at a desk, and a creative lounge area has proven to do the trick quite a bit.

How important do you think creative workspaces? And, what do you think is essential in your own workspace?

Tags: Creativity