These iPhone Business cards imagined by web designer Frederic Tourrou are causing quite a mixed reaction around the interwebs since they first surfaced on Thursday.
The popular consensus from many vocal critics insist that the addition of rounded corners is essential to getting the design right. Advice that Tourrou has already acted on. While most commenter's on The Fancy seem to like the idea — some have not been kind to this Beasty Design original.
"Pretty cool.....except he looks like a murderer.... At least wear something better than that if your headline is Hire Me" one commenter wrote.
Another commenter who goes by the handle skyhookv3 wrote "Death to the User of those."
It's obvious that the lesson here is to never post any of your original design ideas online or you might end up with your work splattered across the globe for millions of people to see. It just might get you noticed — by both the lovers and the haters. A risk worth taking in my opinion.
Some chose not to be so brutal when commenting on Frederic's insanely clever brainstorm.
"Luv it, very smart. This card leaves an impression, which is the whole idea of advertisements. The buyer will surely pick up the card time and time again!"
Like it or not — I can see iPhone business cards quickly becoming the next big thing.
What do you think?
[via Beasty Design]
This was a very creative idea. I'm always looking for the next creative business card idea and I think you did a great job. I'll link to this post.
Posted by: Mike Vitamvas | May 15, 2012 at 05:07 AM
Hi first of all thank you for sharing my work .. The idea came that in a meting sometimes i got 30 card of peoples in my pocket and i can remember the guy who give to me.. It was just for fun , i can't imagine the impact of this project... Some Love, Some Hate .. On dribbble 98% of people like .. professional like too.. We don't have to forget that it was just for fun .. It was a risk .. i took it.. You can't imagine the 1000 mail i got from people who wan't to buy me the same... even Apple call me to say they like it...
thanks again !
Posted by: Frederic Tourrou | May 11, 2012 at 11:01 PM