Vertical Card Discussion (All Banks) 💳

UK Feedback & Ideas
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IMO the new Starling card design is rank. Just because something is done differently doesn’t automatically make it modern or forward-thinking tbh.

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I used my teal vertical Starling debit card in a restaurant the other evening with a group of friends and it caused quite a stir.

There were three sorry–looking Monzo cards in the heap too, unmentioned :joy:

Wait until I drop my N26 card.

You’re right, but the Starling debit card is, objectively, both modern and forward–thinking.

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390

I’ve got a Starling card. The black font on the back looks really cheap and awful. For me it’s the worst part of Starling.

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391

Mine’s white!

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392

If by “done differently” you mean “never been done before”, then it is by definition both modern and forward-thinking. Of course, that doesn’t make it nice to look at.

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393

I quite like the vertical design, but wish the teal wasn’t quite so sparkly looking.

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394

Not sure how you can have a forward-thinking debit card? It is modern though but then so is every other debit card on the market, objectively speaking

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Similar with the new Curve card. It looks good, and I expect its a recent change to the Mastercard standards that allow it to happen.

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Discussed in threads below;

https://community.monzo.com/t/custom-card-designs/39203?u=sc95

https://community.monzo.com/t/i-redesigned-the-monzo-debit-card-what-are-your-thoughts/34603?u=sc95

https://community.monzo.com/t/card-design/14350?u=sc95

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398

Hey @anon65924170 ,

Hope you don’t mind but I’ve merged your thread with an existing one on the same topic.
Feel free to continue the discussion :slight_smile:

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399

One of the interesting things about Starling is that in Apple Wallet, the card is landscape (as all the cards are) while the physical card is portrait. I’m assuming any others are the same as they have a forced landscape orientation on payment cards…

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400

Just an FYI, I ended up writing a long form article on our entire process with the debit card and welcome pack design:

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401

Hey @anon58848200, it’s been posted here: Aussie bank welcome pack

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402

Not a bank card but the coop card is vertical and looks surprisingly sharp.

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Very interesting read! Thanks :slight_smile:

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Co–op card is nice and tactile.

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Yep, I was really surprised by how nice it felt and looked when I got it.

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407

I’m confused… what’s the advantage of a vertical card over a horizontal one?

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  • Makes marginally more sense for common interactions like inserting, tapping
  • Looks cool
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What’s the advantage of a horizontal card over a vertical one?

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