We recently jetted over to SXSW for networking, trade show promotion, learning, beer drinking and way too much Tex Mex food.  Before we left, we had a long hard think about whether we could produce a slightly more interesting business card than our current effort.

We wanted to stand out and be memorable, but after much brainstorming we decided to stick with what we had.

(Editors note:  In this instance, “much brainstorming” is roughly equivalent to about 24 minutes.  We tried!)

Luckily for us, other companies attending the conference were much more creative.  Here are just a few of some sweet looking business cards that we thought worthy of highlighting.  Hopefully they will give you some ideas next time you are looking for inspiration?

Lets kick off with the Big Daddy of them all, Google.

Okay pretty boring I know, but it does at least have a QMcode on the back.  Good for quickly getting your data into someones smart phone.

Some interesting shapes here:

Then there is this one from Chris Pirillo.

I love the thought that has gone into the back of that one.  It leaves you in no doubt as to how successful Chris has been, including the “#1 Chris on Google”!  Nice.

This one from Sweet Mobile Apps has a great play on the name, with a nutritional breakdown of their product (but unfortunately no URL?).

And finally, the best of them all.  As a concept this wins hands down for creativity and execution, not least because it now has my head on it!

Vitorio Miliano is a great guy if you ever get to meet him.  We spent many hours discussing the web over a number of glasses of lager, and when I saw his business card I pretty much demanded that he give me one!

It involved 1 Instamatic camera and 1 sticker to add to the back of the photo.

That’s Vitorio on the right, and a particularly bald looking Scott on the left.

So simple, yet so brilliant.

You may have heard already, but Eventarc will be in attendance at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. We are all very excited at the opportunity, and cannot wait to meet some of our international customers and friends.

Why are we going?

Good question. Actually, we have been selected to attend the festival as part of a Victorian Government Trade Mission. The mission is organised by our friends at Portable, and funding is thanks to the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development.

Only six companies were selected, and we are honoured and excited that Eventarc was one of them.

What is the SXSW Festival?

Well, in their own words:

SXSW Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer.

Eventarc will have a booth there where we will be demonstrating and talking about our product, so if you plan to attend we would love for you to drop in and say hello!