What your business card says about you?

What your business card says about you?
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What your business card says about you. In an age of social networking and smartphones, the humble business card is in danger of becoming obsolete. But these cards are a reminder of a time when even the rich, famous and successful needed to pass on their digits the old fashioned way - even if in their own unique style.

In an age of social networking and smartphones, the humble business card is in danger of becoming obsolete. But these cards are a reminder of a time when even the rich, famous and successful needed to pass on their digits the old fashioned way - even if in their own unique style.

Business cards may be pragmatic, but these give a fascinating insight into the personalities of their celebrity owners. "For many, the style of the card is constrained by a bigger set of corporate style standards," corporate psychologist Travis Kemp said.

"For an individual however, it can be a more personalised vehicle that enables a little more freedom to express uniqueness and to communicate a nuance or more intimate insight into who the owner is as a person, what they stand for or what they want the receiver to know about them. "So for example, Walt Disney's card provides a taste of his passion and illustrative skills on the card itself. It's a vivid example of who he is and who can do."

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