Alt Summit is a conference aimed at bloggers and designers, so it wasn’t a surprise that each business card I received was a unique piece of art — like a little badge that said so much about the person handing it to me.

As a designer, I love the concept of business cards — that a small piece of paper can be symbolic of an entire business, blog, or human being. Perhaps that’s why it took me so long to design my own cards — I knew I’d be handing out a piece of myself with each one I gave away.

Today I’m sharing some of my favorites, organized by the random ways my brain works. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

White and Simple

Black

Cards that came with gifts

Edge-painted cards

Gold foil cards

Blue and green hues

What’s something you’d include in your own cards?

p.s. Check out my business cards + the 9 most useful things I learned at Alt Summit.