The Business Cards of Alt Summit 2012
Hi guys! I thought I'd start my Alt Summit posts off by sharing some of the many awesome business cards I collected while attending. This year I wasn't as prepared as I was the year before, so I only had standard cards to pass out. I must have had a momentary brain-lapse and forgotten how impressive all the cards were last year. It was kind of embarrassing handing mine out by comparison. Anyhow...here are a few of my faves that I arranged by the common themes that I spotted. I hope you enjoy. And by all means, be sure to pay a visit to some of the bloggers/businesses represented here (plus it took me ages to add in all the links, so it will make me really happy if you enjoy them). Everyone is super nice and talented...if you hadn't already figured that out. xo Ez
Turquoise crush:
Love Creative Blog | Linniebell Design | Turquoise Ink | Seconsister | Sweet Muffin Suite | Michelle Edgemont | Okay...this last one is totally not a business card, but I couldn't help but include the gorgeous letterpress coaster by Henry + Co. (given to speakers by Mail Chimp) along with these other turquoise beauties.
Pink and Black Pop:
Little Bird Soda Co. (I really hope she sponsors at Alt next year so we can have the chance to taste her yummy organic sodas) | SF Girl by Bay (Victoria hit it out of the park with her awesome tattoo "cards") | Joy of all Crafts (check out how she made her DIY Fabric-backed Business Cards here) | Armelle (P.S. I road in a car seat in the backseat of Caroline's car while at Alt - true story) | Biggest Little | Rachel & The City | Camille Styles (check out her tutorial for her classy DIY Gilded Business Cards) | Beeteeth - the other side is a sticker!
Artistic:
Spark | The Bedlam of Beefy (Bradford is one of the sweetest and funniest gents you'll ever meet - even more beguiling than the illustrated caricature on his card) | Courtney Khail | Little Pincushion Studio | Cake | Creative Thursday (Marisa was my lovely roomie and another one of the most genuinely lovely people I've ever met) | Dose of Happy (Deb was my roomie last year, and has a permanent place in my heart. I adore this talented and kind lady!)
Photographic:
Chookooloonks | Tracey Clark | Oops...another card from Chookooloonks | Under a Pink Moon | The Cuisinerd - My Alt experience started off on the right foot when I happened to be seated across from Kristin at dinner. Not only is she hilarious (she had me posing with aioli only a little way into the meal), but she makes delicious food and blogs about it too. Yum! | Not Merely Living
Letterpress:
See Jane Blog | Big Cartel | Crow and Canary | The Lil Bee | Reverie Daydream | Alexandra Hedin | Mike Loveland - the reverse of the card featured his wife's details (true awesomeness in letterpress card form)
And one last snapshot for you:
Victoria's tattoo "business cards" were a huge hit. Here my daughter is rocking one. Awesome, right?!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 
Reader Comments (47)
Love how you arranged them!! I didn't get a chance to meet you and only saw you at the watercolor class for the first time!! Hopefully in another time!
Thanks for taking the time to post this! They are all so different and so inspiring. I want to be home playing around on my wacom designing new cards and blog headers right now. :)
This post is so wonderful! Can't wait to check out the people behind these beautiful cards! Think you so much for sharing! Your blog is always a great creative resource.
Emily
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Hi! It was lovely meeting you at Alt. I love your business card. I was showing a few to a friend yesterday and she loved it too! Happy Blogging! Cheers!
EZ, I love your roundup. So many beautiful cards here. Thank you for including mine amongst so much pretty. I was thrilled to meet you, but wish we could have spent more time talking. Hopefully, next year! And I love your panel. You did a fantastic job.
All those cards are so beautiful and inspirational! Makes me want to get started right away on mine for next year's alt!
I love them all...I too have a turquoise crush and my favourites is Mike with his Pie eating habits!!
Thanks for the shout out..it was so lovely to meet you at ALT, hope to see you again!
Wow, I love this post! Business cards are such a bundle of graphic potential, and who better than all of these creative people to showcase that harnessed potential?! Love it, thanks for sharing!
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These are amazing!
I wonder if they will be 'dated' in a decade...do business cards come in and out of style?
So much beautiful inspiration. Need so many of these.
wow, my card looks so much prettier surrounded by all that artistic talent. thanks so much for the mention ez! it was great meeting you and sharing a brief but entertaining car ride to the cocktail party. ;)
Oh MY Gosh! I had dull business card in comparison too! I love these, I must link to this post, this was a great idea. I loved the thick paper of some of these as well!
Oh Ez! These are so beautifully displayed. Thank you for including me next to such amazing talent...seriously! I've been oohing and aahing over your illustrations lately..maybe I need some cute little soda bottles drawn up sometime....;) ;)
XOXO
I LOVE business cards. These are all so beautiful. My favourite ones here are turquoise ink, spark and that photographic one with the t - Tracey Clark . They all sent me off to their websites to see what they do. Definitely the sign of a good card :)
Thanks for sharing! I wish so badly that I could go to Alt Summit but considering I'm just a fan and it's not actually my profession, it didn't seem feasible to go.
I will live vicariously through all of you creatives!
What a great inspiration for my own cards!
What a small world! I just recently worked with Bradford at MyWedding. He is amazing!
What a wonderful and inspiring collection! And thanks for all the links, now I updated my list of blogs to follow :)
would love to know where they produced some of these cards… any printers you can turn us on to?
Highly creative and inspiring ideas for business cards! I must think of re-doing my own!
A business card makes as much of an impression as your personal appearance.