Business cards remain a staple in nearly every company’s brand identity package. Any time you pass that little rectangle – or square, or circle – of paper to someone you’ve met, you have the opportunity to make a lasting impression.

CreativePro.com has offered download of one of their articles on what items to include in a successful card design, along with what size, shape and other things should be considered.

Visit the CreativePro.com site to download the full article in PDF format.

If you’re like most designers, you can never get enough images of beautiful typography. Check out this collection of images for some great eye candy.

View the full collection of typography images at the ImgFave web site.

You can never get enough great examples of well-designed logos. Check out this

Check out all the logo design winners on the Wolda web site.

Starved for some design inspiration? Then, look no further. Feast your eyes on some beautifully-designed music posters that will spark your creativity in a hurry!

View the full gallery of beautifully-designed music posters at the The Designed site.

Next time you feel limited by the medium in which you’re working, take a look at this!  If these guys can make art in their rice fields, surely we can pull something out of our tech-heavy toolboxes, eh?

Check out the photos of amazing rice field art on the Hemmy web site.

We all know that it’s important to make a good first impression with your business card. It should be on stock that’s not too flimsy, well-designed, include all pertinent contact information. But is there such a thing as going too far in business card design creativity? We’ll leave that decision up to you. At any rate, this article includes a nice collection of unique business card layouts.

Click here to read the full article on the Graphic Design Blog web site.

Have a look at this collection of student entries for the D&AD Student Awards. Entrants were challenged to design a packaging system for Homebase’s “grow your own” fruit and vegetable products. Some really nice work here!

Click here to see the full gallery on the Lovely Package web site.

Vintage design is always a source of inspiration for modern designers. Who wouldn’t love those color choices and the simplicity of the design? Check out this nice collection of old matchbook covers, complete with color palettes.

Click here to view the full article on the ColourLovers web site.

Even big-name organizations like CNN are discussing the value of a good logo. In this article, evolution of a number of top-tier company logos is explored, with before/after examples and also commentary on why the companies felt a need to refine their graphic identity.

Click here to read the full article on the CNN Money web site.

Check out this cool Webby-award-winning interactive site designed by Grow Interactive. Each t-shirt has a video of its own and they all do different things. Make sure you click on the “Dark Grey on Heather” shirt and watch what happens with the guy on the right when you move your mouse up and down. Have fun!

Click here to visit the Grow Interactive t-shirt site.