New Credit Card Designs

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I received a replacement Santander zero credit card a few months ago and was strangely amused that it was of a portrait design with details printed on the back, however, I received 2 replacements for my Halifax credit cards this morning and it seems they have done similar with their credit cards too, is anyone liking these new portrait designs or do you prefer the older landscape designs with name and number on the front, feel free to share your thoughts  

dr_adidas01

Deleted_User said:

I received a replacement Santander zero credit card a few months ago and was strangely amused that it was of a portrait design with details printed on the back, however, I received 2 replacements for my Halifax credit cards this morning and it seems they have done similar with their credit cards too, is anyone liking these new portrait designs or do you prefer the older landscape designs with name and number on the front, feel free to share your thoughts  

I’m not really fussed as generally what the card looks like isn’t my main concern for getting a credit card. 

There was a thread earlier this year with a similar one to the one you have started which was about a replacement Santander Zero card that looks like the one you have posted, in which many posters hated the design of the zero card. 

Portrait is probably better as that’s the way we use cards these days when putting them in chip and pin terminals and cash machines. 

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dr_adidas01 said:

Deleted_User said:

I received a replacement Santander zero credit card a few months ago and was strangely amused that it was of a portrait design with details printed on the back, however, I received 2 replacements for my Halifax credit cards this morning and it seems they have done similar with their credit cards too, is anyone liking these new portrait designs or do you prefer the older landscape designs with name and number on the front, feel free to share your thoughts  

I’m not really fussed as generally what the card looks like isn’t my main concern for getting a credit card. 

There was a thread earlier this year with a similar one to the one you have started which was about a replacement Santander Zero card that looks like the one you have posted, in which many posters hated the design of the zero card. 

Portrait is probably better as that’s the way we use cards these days when putting them in chip and pin terminals and cash machines. 

The design of card may seem insignificant to some, but for banks its important to get the design of their cards right, a bank who issues a horribly designed card says to a perspective customer that everything else must be horrible about them too, so the card designs are also part of promoting the banking brand and its something a customer is proud to pull out of their wallet or purse.

The old club card credit cards where a lovely design, however they have recently changed them to look in common with a blue clubcard with Tesco Credit Card written in big letters, and they are bloody horrible. The old saying don't fix something that's not broken has clearly been forgotten.

HSBC are about the only provider who's card design upgrade has turned out to be better than previous, for others unfortunately its worse than previous.

dr_adidas01

Deleted_User said:

dr_adidas01 said:

Deleted_User said:

I received a replacement Santander zero credit card a few months ago and was strangely amused that it was of a portrait design with details printed on the back, however, I received 2 replacements for my Halifax credit cards this morning and it seems they have done similar with their credit cards too, is anyone liking these new portrait designs or do you prefer the older landscape designs with name and number on the front, feel free to share your thoughts  

I’m not really fussed as generally what the card looks like isn’t my main concern for getting a credit card. 

There was a thread earlier this year with a similar one to the one you have started which was about a replacement Santander Zero card that looks like the one you have posted, in which many posters hated the design of the zero card. 

Portrait is probably better as that’s the way we use cards these days when putting them in chip and pin terminals and cash machines. 

The design of card may seem insignificant to some, but for banks its important to get the design of their cards right, a bank who issues a horribly designed card says to a perspective customer that everything else must be horrible about them too, so the card designs are also part of promoting the banking brand and its something a customer is proud to pull out of their wallet or purse.

The old club card credit cards where a lovely design, however they have recently changed them to look in common with a blue clubcard with Tesco Credit Card written in big letters, and they are bloody horrible. The old saying don't fix something that's not broken has clearly been forgotten.

HSBC are about the only provider who's card design upgrade has turned out to be better than previous, for others unfortunately its worse than previous.

Perhaps it used to be important to care about what your debit or credit card used to look like for the snobbery factor. However retail or hospitality staff rarely handle a customers card these days especially as contactless and mobile payments such as Apple Pay and Google pay are more common.

Basing your decision about a banks card design on whether you bank with them I should image is the last thing most average customers think about. 

The only people it may concern is those who have private bank accounts which of course you want your cards to stand out from the average joes debit or credit card. 

The must have type of card to have it seems is metal ones, which I admit to having 2 of myself, one is my Curve Card which is red and an Amex Platinum charge card. 

northwalesd

Personally I'd rather the account (be that a current or credit card account) actually work properly, the design of a card for use with that account comes very low down on the list of 'priorities'.

Sandtree

Given half the time the card is seen stuck out the bottom of a chip and pin machine or cashpoint the portrait orientation does make some sense, though more in the Santander card possibly with the branding at the bottom so you can see which card you’re using whilst its in the machine just in case you picked out the wrong one.

The only card design change that I’ve really cared about in any way is one of my cards has gone from plastic to metal. Their old design was really bad for delaminating and whilst I dont care about the picture etc on the card having it all dogeared and having to tear bits off so it fits in the slot was a pain. New one wont peal at the front but we’ll wait and see if the plastic back comes unglued over time.

floppydisk1

As long as it lasts and ages well  and does it's job well ( ideally with some decent cash back or points  thrown in ) I don't care if it looks like a fag packet or it has pink elephant printed on it.

abc.xyz

I like HSBC's card designs the best, but the look of the card really is the lowest priority for me...

sausage_time

What do they look like in Google Pay?  The space for card image in the App is landscape, and generally this always seems reflect the latest card artwork.  Just curious!

Grumpy_chap

I got a card recently with a plain front and all the details on the rear, printed only and not embossed.  I assume it was because the embossed numbers cost money and serve little purpose these days now that the clunky swipe machines are no longer common.  Our local chippy still has a swipe machine though, and I like to think that swipe machines are still available in most stores as a back-up in case of power failure, internet failure, alien invasion or nuclear war.

adamp87

I actually think portrait now is the right way to have a card considering they rarely get swiped in the U.K. & it’s inserted into something or tapped.

That said HSBC look the nicest I think. Lloyds is quite nice too.