Nerd Merit Badges

From one of the collaborators on Meatcards, John Young offers Nerd Merit Badges. Show off your geek street cred by collecting all of these on a nifty sash for your laptop.

Design You Can Sink Your Teeth Into

Meatcards, a collaborative effort of Randy Schmidt, Christopher Thompson and John Young, are business cards seared onto jerky with a CO2 laser. Think of high-tech cattle branding. The prototyping process involves laser tables, Corel Draw software and a uniqueness that "does not fit in a Rolodex, because their deliciousness CANNOT BE CONTAINED in a Rolodex." :: JOE SILVERMAN, CONTRIBUTOR.

Type Trumps

Another great gift idea for the fellow designers in your life - Type Trumps designed by Rick Banks. Each card is designed to make the most of the particular font it features. Type Trumps players can battle it out using such statistics as year of design, the amount of weights, cost etc to win their opponent's cards. :: HEATHER ABBOTT, CONTRIBUTOR.