2026 trends for anything-but-ordinary Business Cards

While the way we network is forever evolving, one small-but-significant thing never changes: the way a premium, beautifully designed Business Card can turn even the shortest conversation into a meaningful, long-lasting connection.

If you want your Business Cards to say “I’ve got my finger firmly on the pulse of design culture”, keep reading. 

We’ve rounded up five of the hottest trends to watch in 2026 – while one of our fabulous Creative Artworkers, Abi, has brought those trends to life, to give you all the inspo you need.

Nostalgia core: unapologetically retro

Nostalgia for late 20th-century tech, pop culture, and design is bigger than ever (even for Gen Zers suffering from a serious bout of anemoia – nostalgia for a time they never experienced). But in 2026, it feels like we’re finally ready to embrace its wonderfully kitsch, ‘looks like my mum’s cookbook from the ’80s’ glory like never before.

Going big on Spot Gloss bubble fonts with drop-shadow and unapologetically glitzy Gold Foil finishes will show your playfulness and care-free creativity – not to mention your ability to find inspiration in the past as much as the present.

Gothic: a timeless classic

Gothic has always been in – and with its bleak allure creeping into some of cinema and streaming’s biggest hits in 2025, going goth has never been cooler. Oozing darkness, its colours (or rather, absence of them) and typography are clean, eye-catching, and iconic. 

Premium Luxe or Super paper stocks make your Business Cards as thick and durable as a granite headstone in a Tim Burton cemetery. A Raised Spot Gloss finish can also give them a touch of unexpected shine.

Glitchy glam: embracing futuristic chaos

Part of 2026’s Pinterest Predicts, this trend rolls with the blows of our strange, uncertain world, facing them head-on with eccentric, asymmetrical, mismatched chaos. This means a bright, two-tone, highlighter-pen palette, with flashes of Gold and Silver Foil (like a computer circuit board) that accentuate a forward-facing, futuristic aesthetic. 

Want to take those vibes a step (or two) further? Look no further than Pinterest’s boldest prediction, ‘Gimme Gummy’.

Whimsy: fairytale-inspired naturalism

‘Whimsy’ graced everyone’s feed in 2025 – and it might just be the perfect trend for businesses looking to give their sustainability credentials some shine. Picture fairytale fonts, and green, blue, earthy tones that let us escape to the whimsical, slow-living, anti-digital allure of nature. 

Nothing says this better than our tree-free, beautifully rough-around-the-edges Cotton Business Cards, or our quietly luxurious Letterpress Business Cards, where debossed details can evoke therapeutic natural cues like waves, tree trunk rings, and starry night skies.

Ultra minimalism: bare, bold, mysterious

‘Cloud Dancer’, Pantone’s 2026 Colour of the Year, was lambasted for its lack of, well, colour – but there’s something to be said about its blank-canvas confidence, inviting both imagination and discovery.

A Luxe Business Card with a quietly eye-catching Polar White seam will let any typeface or fancy finish pop. Radiating mystery, like the iconic business card from The Substance, it’ll also leave your contacts dying to know more about you and your brand.

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