DESCRIPTION Ant Made This Business Card CLIENT Self-promotion DATE March 2009 DESIGN CREDITS Antony Wilcock PRINT CREDITS Ist Printing TYPE CREDITS Mode nine Franklin Gothic

QUANTITY PRODUCED 250 PRODUCTION COST £198 (US$324) PRODUCTION TIME 7 days DIMENSIONS: WIDTH × HEIGHT × DEPTH 85 mm × 50 mm (3.5 in × 2 in) PRINT METHOD Foil Stamping PAPER STOCK Colorplan Citrine and Grey board glued, weight 540gsm (324 lb) NUMBER OF COLORS 1 spot (gray foil on citrine color side) VARNISHES 1 clear gloss on gray color side

There is an unspoken challenge between graphic designers to see who can create the thickest business card — at least the thickest one made out of paper — and the latest entry in the thick-as-bread category is that of Manchester based designer Antony Wilock, who has glued together two heavy cover weights to form a 540gsm (324 lb) business card. To counter the heft of the card, Antony applied the delicate process of foil stamping to create a simple gray-on-citrine design with his information and a gloss-on-gray treatment for the back. Heavy (and pretty) stuff!

Very, very slick. I love the simplicity and color choices.

Ah this is a fantastically clever card. Great design, technique and colours all three.

Nice cards! I hear that a lot of people order traditional sized business cards at Overnight Prints and I think that they are in talks of providing other business card sizes and features in the near future. Does anyone have confirmation on this?

Great work Antony. Who is the handsome silhouette you have used for the cards?

Hey Johnny -- that pretty much sounds like a cheap plug for Overnight prints...considering I dont think anyone on this site is getting their work printed there...

Nice cards ant