Welcome back to the Original Gangster days. Back when the copy machine was the only machine that was used to fire heat. Heated ink, slapped on paper. Business cards, made for trading, showing, distributing. Hand drawn letters, marks, stock images, and type. Fantastic design without even knowing it. The following set of business cards were gathered and scanned by art group “wearesupervision.” What a magical moment caught in what must be a masterful design collection. Where would one obtain such obscurities?!
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Your mother will tell you to cut your hair now! If you’re thinking about going to the These cards are designed with love by design group Y&R Thailand for Glammer Education Institute. Gosh darnit that’s a simple and lovely design, yes? I think it’s the little scissors graphic there that makes me just want to scoop them all up.
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Yes, from outer space. The inner part of outer space. Our friend Santa and in many cases, helpers aplenty, deliver gifts to all of the childrens of the earth. On space rockets. The debate should be settled by this post on weather Santa and his crew used such devices to access the entire world in a night – rockets are shown being used here quite clearly.

Thank you, Russia. Thank you for this.
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So basically this record shop has my very favorite “standard size” business card ever. The shop goes by the title Music Saves and they’re located in Cleveland. They have a black cat, yes, a real live one, named Vinyl. That’s amazing by itself. But these cards, oh! These cards. Just look at them.
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Here’s a pretty little thang by the name of invite. A typographic solution for Will Hudson and Alex Beck aka “Hudsonbec” for a recent UK exhibition that included a giant figure-8 skateboard ramp. This particular typographic show-of-skill was designed and executed by designer Mario Hugo of France (somewhere in France, location hidden!)
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This napkin right here is a convenience towel. It’s from a place called “Eddy’s,” it’s a lake resort along Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota. It’s got a reel good idea, or had a real good idea a while ago. This particular towel is from the vast archives of “free stuff” my dad owns. This he brings with in his “hotel kit” which is brought along when it’s time to stay overnight at the casino with a free room or whatever he’s happened to win this month.

Check this lovely thang out. Hella type.
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As Emigre turns 25, FontFeed celebrates with a big huge post (you’ve gotta click that), and World Famous Design Junkies gets buckwild. I saw this fantastically red book cover that you see above* and said OH my goodness this is a good cover. The colors. The colors are so lovely I can scarcely believe it. This doesn’t happen just every 10 minutes, so I said to myself then that it was time, OMFG!

Time for the very first World Famous Design Junkies color retrospective!
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It’s that time again! Aesthetic Apparatus always getting they hands into something. This time it isn’t ink! That’s weird. Anyway, our pals at AA and designer Cole Gerst have a team of prints printed by foil stamp up at Tiny Showcase. Take a closer peek below, then buy BOTH tiny prints for $25 TOTAL. Kewl.
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Ho ho! So it seems skateboarding / streetwear brand SUPREME has gone back in time and created a deck of lovely big-faced cards. Or have they? This particular deck was found by yours truly at the weekly flea market in Fairhaven, Minnesota today and purchased for the steep, steep price of $1.50. I have a suspicion that these were not created by the same Supreme that you may already be aware of, but a lesser-known playing-cards-making doppleganger. Either way, I must say I enjoy their stylings.
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Below lies a small collection of cards bearing the omnipotent ace of spades. Like the “G” in a font set, the spades ace is the real treat for the designer in creating a new set of faces for a deck of playing cards. It’s where they really get to shine. If you’re looking for the backs of cards, we got someone who’s got those, too: Kelly English. Below be the shovel’d ones!
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Whether you like it or not, whether you can afford it or not, the card you send out to your friends and relatives inviting them to your wedding says a lot / the most about how the wedding will be perceived. People will dress up or down based upon the card. People will take your marriage more (or less) seriously based on how the card was produced.

The card here, above and below, is the right way to do it.
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