Hi, I’m the designer the cardapult business card that rkuchinsky posted in the submission thread. Can I enter the contest? Do I need to make a post in that thread?
i think your gonna have a hard time convincing the judges that the cardapult took you and hour to both conceive and construct. Kick ass design though. mad props
would anyone like to discuss what they like or dislike about the entries so far? i like the emergency sunglasses. although i think the chamfer needs to be a little larger because it appears as though it would uncomfortably chop down on the users nose.
i’m not really feeling the wire holder. functionally it works, but so does duct tape. this is a design comp. and it just seems to me that a little more thought could have gone into the aesthetics of the design while still achieving a functional result.
and vice versa for the snowflake. the person just took someone else’s design and made it out of business cards. i mean come on. it’s a i hour DESIGN challenge. that doesn’t mean go out and find the most challenging design and copy it. by the look of the craftsmanship that went into the snowflake, i’m sure that person could have come up with their own idea.
i’m not trying to pis anyone off. just trying to give some constructive feedback, and stir things up a little so people will start discussing their opinions about the entries.
after all most of us are designers or are aspiring to become a professional designer, and discussion is the only way to turn a good idea into a great idea.
FWIW, I’ve seen that seed business card idea before. Not saying it was any intentional copying involved, just that it already exists…
here’s a few-
I also remember a hangtag for some environmental clothing company doing the same thing with seed embedded in the paper. (sorry, can’t remember which brand, it was at least a year ago).
Whoa, didn’t see those, there is a seed paper company out there that makes seed business cards (I found this out after the fact) however you plant the entire card and the contact info is lost, kind of pointless.
It’s already out there, but there are some cool possibilities nevertheless - check out this landscape architects card with living green areas in the planview. Not amazing, but clever…
Personally I think the business card is pointless aside from the polite formality of presenting it to someone to suggest that you value a connection to them in some way. Could this not be accomplished with the ridiculous amount of technology carried in the form of a cell phone?
“Business Card” app for a Blackberry, iPhone, or G1 where you can open a private LAN and flick your card to their screen?
We’re in full agreement. That said, this has been around for a while. When the Palm devices were in full swing, it was vogue to use the infrared to beam your contact info. It was like a strange business mating ritual back in the 90’s/early 2000s.
With Blackberrys, just email your contact info right there.
But it is kind of like a handshake…a “human” interaction.
i was wondering what constitutes 3 dimension. a business card by itself i a 3 dimensional object.
just curious because two of my designs seem flat, but the added material to the surface , i.e. stickers, photograph, theoretically make it more 3D then it already is.
there were a lot of creative approches to this challenge.
I think the best in all facets of design was zec’s business card holder. the idea of a business card holder is far from unique, however the design is strong, effective, and simple. it certainly demonstrates form following function. Zec also presented his final product exceptionally well, which is key when trying to make an impact on a target audience.
I think the best in originality was the paper seed card. even though it isn’t exactly 3D. Although some, like myself, would argue that a business card alone is 3D.
I like my stuff too but i’m assuming that was obvious since everyone is partial to there own work.
Great challenge, i’m happy it was my first.
oh and i wish more people got involved in discussing the entries while they were coming in. maybe next time.