Adafruit's business card makes art!

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By Gareth Branwyn
Posted 2009/05/25 @ 8:53 pm
Category Makers, Tools

I’m a huge fan of business cards that DO stuff, that you can punch out, fold into usable tools or make into monitor pets, desktop siege weapons, cards that you can use in a circuit, cards that contain data. So, I’m over the moon about ladyada’s new card, a laser-cut, punch-out “spirograph” art-machine. Maybe if I’m real nice to her, she’ll give me one at Maker Faire. I think this post is kinda nice, don’t you? Did I mention how cool I think they are? Damn, that’s a fine card.

Adafruit business cards – Laser cut SPIROGRAPH cards!

In the Maker Shed

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9 Responses to Adafruit's business card makes art!

Zee on May 26th, 2009 at 6:26 am said:

It’s a cool toy but not a card. It doesn’t have any info on it. I have no idea who Adafruit is.

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- ladyada on May 26th, 2009 at 6:40 am said:
  
  Well, obviously there isnt any contact info on there. So perhaps theres a good reason… like maybe I dont want everyone on youtube emailing or calling me?
  
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Jeff on May 26th, 2009 at 7:59 am said:

Clever design, I love it! So how do I get one?

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Google, have you heard of it? on May 26th, 2009 at 8:00 am said:

@Zee -not having contact info is a CAPTCHA, get it?

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Stunmonkey on May 26th, 2009 at 5:34 pm said:

That card is seriously cool.

Considering the cultures insane and twisted IP environment we live in, is it weird that my first thought was that Kenner is gonna sue the crap out of her for that?

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The Oracle on May 27th, 2009 at 9:27 am said:

@ladyada – Then like Zee said, it’s a nice toy but it’s not a business card.

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pt on May 27th, 2009 at 5:06 pm said:

@The Oracle this guys seems to think it’s a business card “hot dog! Iâ€™m not familiar with Adafruit Industries but Iâ€™d get acquainted real quick if somebody handed me one of these. Real quick right after I spent about two hours making sprials with this laser-cut piece of awesome. Click through for video.”

http://repeatpress.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/spirograph-business-card/

along with dozens and dozens of other people… i helped design these and just gave away a few at a google event, no one for a second said it wasn’t a business card, they’re savy enough to know what’s up.

if you follow design trends, business card design is moving away from unused information, fax numbers, even phone numbers… many even simply say “google me”…

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Tre on May 28th, 2009 at 11:45 am said:

If you don’t know how to get contact information from what’s given on the card… You obviously were not the right person to be receiving the card.

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Bill Coleman on September 23rd, 2010 at 6:46 am said:

Great example of capturing high tec – high touch in a promotional item My question is how does the recipient store the small parts?

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