What is the best Debit or Credit card design?

DebtHurricane

I like the white Revolut business debit card. Plain and simple. But wouldn’t trust them with my money based on reviews so never used it!

stclair

Lightning360 said:

Deleted_User said:

Lightning360 said:

I admit this is a pointless discussion, but for some reason I am interested in what people find are the best looking cards.

The best one has to be the HSBC designs. All of them look so good. The colours work really well together and the lion looks so good. I might not like a lot about HSBC, but they do know how to design good debit/credit cards.
My least favourite is the Halifax one. Why did they decide that having a grey bar down the side would look good? It just looks ugly in my opinion.
I have accounts with both Nationwide and Santander. Both of their cards are simple but still look good in my opinion. Not the best, but not the worst.

These are my newest cards I have received recently

Those Halifax ones are definitely better than this Debit Card from them.


Vertical cards are certainly becoming more common although I'm not sure I am 100% won over by them yet.
I am actually loving that Santander card! Simple but unique. Love it!

It’s about time the Halifax changed there debit card design it’s awful. I’m guessing it will follow as they’ve changed the credit cards. 

quirkydeptless

Also a special mention for the Curve debit card. I love the minimalism

EssexExile

BrownTrout said:

Who remenbers National & Provincial which i believe offered picture cards many moons ago

Did they issue cards before they merged with the Westminster Bank? I thought they were too old fashioned for these modern ideas.

EarthBoy

EssexExile said:

BrownTrout said:

Who remenbers National & Provincial which i believe offered picture cards many moons ago

Did they issue cards before they merged with the Westminster Bank? I thought they were too old fashioned for these modern ideas.

Brown Trout is referring to the National & Provincial Building Society, not the National Provincial Bank. The building society was taken over by the Abbey National, but before that they did indeed offer picture credit cards, -I had one with a Bee on it. 

EarthBoy

quirkydeptless said:

Lightning360 said:

My least favourite is the Halifax one.

For the worst one, M&S get my vote, who came up with this hidious monstrosity? :

That "hideous monstrosity' was designed by Sir  Terence Conran and represents all things quintessentially British:
https://bank.marksandspencer.com/explore/media-centre/press-release/2012/07/ms-introduces-new-fashioned-banking-with-its-premium-current-account/PR100235/

JustAnotherSaver

Don't know about best but the worst ones are any card where you have to hold it in the right light to be able to read the digits on it. Very annoying when you have to do that.

[Deleted User]

stclair said:

Lightning360 said:

Deleted_User said:

Lightning360 said:

I admit this is a pointless discussion, but for some reason I am interested in what people find are the best looking cards.

The best one has to be the HSBC designs. All of them look so good. The colours work really well together and the lion looks so good. I might not like a lot about HSBC, but they do know how to design good debit/credit cards.
My least favourite is the Halifax one. Why did they decide that having a grey bar down the side would look good? It just looks ugly in my opinion.
I have accounts with both Nationwide and Santander. Both of their cards are simple but still look good in my opinion. Not the best, but not the worst.

These are my newest cards I have received recently

Those Halifax ones are definitely better than this Debit Card from them.


Vertical cards are certainly becoming more common although I'm not sure I am 100% won over by them yet.
I am actually loving that Santander card! Simple but unique. Love it!

It’s about time the Halifax changed there debit card design it’s awful. I’m guessing it will follow as they’ve changed the credit cards. 

Not looking forward to getting a replacement Clarity as unembossed cards can cause problems overseas esp. the US

Nebulous2

I've never cared about design, as long as they work.

Of all the cards I have, the only one that stands out for me is the club Lloyds one, in dark green. It fails the easy to read test however.

wizzywig27

Deleted_User said:

Lightning360 said:

I admit this is a pointless discussion, but for some reason I am interested in what people find are the best looking cards.

The best one has to be the HSBC designs. All of them look so good. The colours work really well together and the lion looks so good. I might not like a lot about HSBC, but they do know how to design good debit/credit cards.
My least favourite is the Halifax one. Why did they decide that having a grey bar down the side would look good? It just looks ugly in my opinion.
I have accounts with both Nationwide and Santander. Both of their cards are simple but still look good in my opinion. Not the best, but not the worst.

These are my newest cards I have received recently

I lost my wallet recently so reported my Halifax card as lost. The replacement is the same design as the old one and not the one above. Im
not fussed really but the card above does look better and I would have preferred it.