# Collective thoughts on card design (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Fintech Chat\ **Created:** [25 October 2020 15:05 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314 "2020-10-25T15:05:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![hdwrng](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/hdwrng/32/32843_2.png) [@hdwrng](https://community.monzo.com/u/hdwrng)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 08:29 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/54 "2021-02-11T08:29:57Z")
> [@andrew\_fishy](#): > > almost puts Monzo to shame There’s no ‘almost’, it just does. I think Monzo’s standard cards look very dated, despite the flashy colour – which they haven’t even been able to print correctly depending on which manufacturer your card happens to be printed by. I know Monzo have been saying for over a year that they need to get through some stock of old discoloured cards, but I got one as recently as December that was just miserable. ---
**Author:** ![PaulUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/pauluk/32/57221_2.png) [@PaulUK](https://community.monzo.com/u/PaulUK)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 08:31 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/55 "2021-02-11T08:31:36Z")
> [@Lightning720](#): > > From a practical point of view, I would say the Virgin Money one is upside down but I prefer the notch being at the top. Agree. > [@andrew\_fishy](#): > > I just want the numbers on the back on the hot coral cards - their so much easier to read, especially for people with poor eyesight like me Out of curiosity, what difference would it make if the numbers were on the front or the back? I have the Kids’ HyperJar card and the numbers on the back of that are almost invisible to me. White text on bright yellow background 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![PaulUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/pauluk/32/57221_2.png) [@PaulUK](https://community.monzo.com/u/PaulUK)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 08:44 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/58 "2021-02-11T08:44:36Z")
> [@andrew\_fishy](#): > > I find the raised shiny numbers on the front of a ‘traditional’ card very difficult to read I too suffer from that, tbf. Have to keep moving the card around hoping the light will catch the digits at the right angle for me to read them 🤷‍♂️ I also think I may need some new reading glasses too though 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![hdwrng](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/hdwrng/32/32843_2.png) [@hdwrng](https://community.monzo.com/u/hdwrng)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 08:49 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/59 "2021-02-11T08:49:58Z")
> [@ndrw](#): > > the white numbers tend to rub off As a little experiment I’ve just rubbed the numbers on my new-ish card with my thumb. Three swipes and they were gone, leaving a white chalky stripe on my thumb. Maybe I just have particularly corrosive thumbs. ---
**Author:** ![ravipatel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ravipatel](https://community.monzo.com/u/ravipatel)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 08:53 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/60 "2021-02-11T08:53:56Z")
> [@andrew\_fishy](#): > > on a light-ish background, least on the metal card I have > > I find the raised shiny numbers on the front of a ‘traditional’ card very difficult to read, where as the black numbers on the back, regardless of lighting situation easy to read, get thos raised up numbers in the wrong light? good luck reading them That top one looks far too Revolut to my eyes. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/5/c/5caaa6593eb2590ca29edab307d9690b3d926e37.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ravipatel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ravipatel](https://community.monzo.com/u/ravipatel)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:02 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/63 "2021-02-11T09:02:39Z")
It looks fatastic… until you realise it’s upside down! 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![MalaiseForever](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/malaiseforever/32/123325_2.png) [@MalaiseForever](https://community.monzo.com/u/MalaiseForever)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:10 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/64 "2021-02-11T09:10:17Z")
I don’t like vertical cards because they are horizontal in a wallet so it looks the wrong way round. But clearly they go into card machines vertically so 🤷🏼‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![ravipatel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ravipatel](https://community.monzo.com/u/ravipatel)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:13 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/66 "2021-02-11T09:13:39Z")
> [@MalaiseForever](#): > > I don’t like vertical cards because they are horizontal in a wallet so it looks the wrong way round. But clearly they go into card machines vertically so Guess that depends on your wallet. They work perfectly in mine. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/2/5/25d9ed83860a036a1694c80b87d30623b1039c50.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ordog](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/ordog/32/22446_2.png) [@Ordog](https://community.monzo.com/u/Ordog)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:18 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/70 "2021-02-11T09:18:54Z")
Do card chips always have to be in the same place in the same orientation? Especially on vertical cards, they just look odd and like an afterthought. ---
**Author:** ![Ordog](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/ordog/32/22446_2.png) [@Ordog](https://community.monzo.com/u/Ordog)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:22 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/73 "2021-02-11T09:22:19Z")
Yeah they’re some good points. Like this card for example, is really nice but the chip ruins it. If it was central I could live with it but ideally it needs to be left aligned. Or better still on the rear of the card as suggested above. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/c/1/c11a665fbe823886c18e6ccb71fc67801ddf294a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lightning720](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@Lightning720](https://community.monzo.com/u/Lightning720)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:26 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/74 "2021-02-11T09:26:26Z")
I have the normal Virgin Money one and it doesn’t bother me as much as I’d expect it to. It is obviously down to personal taste but I don’t think most people would care. ---
**Author:** ![Ordog](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/ordog/32/22446_2.png) [@Ordog](https://community.monzo.com/u/Ordog)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:28 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/76 "2021-02-11T09:28:03Z")
If I had one it wouldn’t bother me either because I rarely use my card. It’s just something I noticed when going through all the card images in this topic. ---
**Author:** ![MalaiseForever](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/malaiseforever/32/123325_2.png) [@MalaiseForever](https://community.monzo.com/u/MalaiseForever)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:32 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/77 "2021-02-11T09:32:57Z")
I should’ve said “my wallet” then, not “a wallet”. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/6/0/600b9a4d0f950896ab62b122099f89140b8769b2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Revels](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/revels/32/120556_2.png) [@Revels](https://community.monzo.com/u/Revels)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:41 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/80 "2021-02-11T09:41:58Z")
Is that your day-to-day wallet? ---
**Author:** ![MalaiseForever](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/malaiseforever/32/123325_2.png) [@MalaiseForever](https://community.monzo.com/u/MalaiseForever)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:43 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/81 "2021-02-11T09:43:23Z")
I know it needs a sort out to be honest! The starling and virgin ones I don’t usually keep in there as I don’t use them, but put them there to try and illustrate that they look a bit daft in the wrong orientation. The unidentifiable cards on the left are NHS organ and blood donor cards, Co-op membership and my University ID. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_G](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/peter_g/32/89632_2.png) [@Peter\_G](https://community.monzo.com/u/Peter_G)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:48 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/82 "2021-02-11T09:48:49Z")
The three spending cards in my wallet are Monzo Premium, Dozens Black and (hidden behind them) Nationwide Select Credit card. I’d forgotten how much I like the black/white understated colour scheme. It makes me calmer and feels more sophisticated. ---
**Author:** ![MalaiseForever](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/malaiseforever/32/123325_2.png) [@MalaiseForever](https://community.monzo.com/u/MalaiseForever)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 09:59 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/84 "2021-02-11T09:59:18Z")
Usually, but I don’t think its left my desk for the last 6 months. Not usually that full and needs organising again. ---
**Author:** ![Lightning720](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@Lightning720](https://community.monzo.com/u/Lightning720)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 10:06 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/85 "2021-02-11T10:06:42Z")
Anyone else think the Nationwide cards need updating? I might be wrong but the logo on them looks different to the one on their website which seems flatter. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSpruce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@CanadianSpruce](https://community.monzo.com/u/CanadianSpruce)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 15:47 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/86 "2021-02-11T15:47:40Z")
Yeah the foiled visa logo means they don’t have to have the white dove/white dove hologram. ---
**Author:** ![Lonford](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/lonford/32/52360_2.png) [@Lonford](https://community.monzo.com/u/Lonford)\ **Post date:** [11 February 2021 17:17 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314/87 "2021-02-11T17:17:33Z")
Is it some kind of authenticity mark then? [Previous page](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.monzo.com/t/collective-thoughts-on-card-design-part-1/113314.md?page=4)