A classic scene from Mary Harron’s American Psycho, where Bateman and his co-workers pit their business cards against each other, debating the merits of bone, eggshell, and off-white.
Look at that subtle off-white colouring.
The tasteful thickness of it.
Oh my God, it even has a watermark.
That was cool.
Don’t think the hobo appreciated it afterwards though 😯
Thanks for the business card flickr link, didn’t know this existed. The video is perfect ha.
Is definitely in my top 10 movie scenes from the past 10 years…
That was indeed an AWESOME clip…
allthough over the top… amazing.
I love this scene! One of my all-time favorite movies.
Lol that video is great! I totally forgot about it.
Thanks for the link to the business cards… I always need things to look at for inspiration, as you can only browse through CSS Mania so much!
When I ask my flatemate did here like my new business card? He replied “It’s hardly bone”.
What do you think about flickr moo cards?
Sad…but you gotta love it!
I think day-by-day, you’re turning 575+ people into freaks! 😉
My last set of cards were printed plain black on good quality stock — to fit it with the ‘simple is better’ campaign that I was running at the time!
However, if you want a peek at cards I’ve designed (albeit nothing as fancy as those on the link above) then there’s one here:
And I’ll be posting about my latest design work for Britster next week — so the card designs for that will be included.
Good one David.
I have to say that I totally agree with you. There are so many people that end up getting ridiculous about business. I hope that I don’t go crazy to the point where I start killing people like Mr. Bale did. 🙂 Why didn’t this movie get any awards?
Great video, I really enjoyed watching. Thanks for posting it, David.
Haha. It’s been years since I’ve seen that movie. It’s neat to get a fresh perspective on an old movie. I forgot about that scene completely. Thanks for sharing!
You know I would have never thought a post about a business card would have interested me.
But your card is actually very nice. CLassy, clean, clever.
Good work
Paul, looking forward to your next instalment.
Marc, many thanks.
Found your website through your post about SEO and Edinburgh Graphic Design. It was a good read so I came back for more and I had to comment on American Psycho. Underated movie with Christian Bale (who was underated at that time too.) That scene always stuck out in my mind. Love it when he freakz about the watermark near the end.
Anyways… I will be moving my site over to wordpress soon so I might get into bloggin a bit more.
Cheers
Kleck, it’s good to know there’s something of interest for you. I hope the switch to WordPress goes (went) well.
OH MY GOSH I love that scene from American Psycho. lol now every time i see a card i think of it lol, and i wonder “do people really do this?” “so what’s currently in now?” lol
I laughed at this so much because I’m a graphic design undergrad and I can kind of feel his pain.
I want the business card holder from Timothy Bryce
I prefer American Psychos.I laughed at this so much because I’m a graphic design undergrad and I can kind of feel his pain.
How can I get my hands on a business card that looks just like this and is not too expensive?
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