jeffysdad

Forgive me if this has been discussed elsewhere. I'm wondering what everyone's favorite card is from a purely aesthetic standpoint. (Yes, I need to get a life.) I have the following:

Citi CashReturns MC: This is my favorite; color of money, cool embossed treatment of logo and no hologram on front. Pity it's only 1% CB; never use it.

Amex Gold: Got it just for the free first year and 10k in points; never use it. If it's not a platinum there's really not much to brag about. It doesn't look really gold to me either, greenish tint. I'm not glamorous enough to benefit from Amex so not willing to pay membership fees (for platinum, for instance).

Fidelity Investments Amex Retirement Rewards: Metallic lime green (Shocking!) with blue Amex logo in lower right corner. It's growing on me, really. Best CB so it's my new everything card.

HSBC MasterCard: silver with photo stripe across middle. They let you pick from a few nature scenes. I chose fall. I really like the look of this card, too, but only 1% CB.

Chase Freedom Visa: My former everything card. I don't like that it says "CHASE FREEDOM" in huge font across width of card. This card is Chase's answer to Citi CashReturns, but Citi has a much classier look.

CapitalOne Visa: Super fugly boomerang logo. I ordered one of the nature scene cards, but the card was so cheaply made it looked awful and I shredded it.

Discover Cashback: Orange edge is cool, but card is basically boring. Don't like the hologram on front. Seems thicker than the rest.

Amex Blue Cash: I still like the look of this card but the clear treatment seems kind of affected. It looks dated to me.

Texas Farm Bureau MasterCard: (through Barclays Bank) It is two-tone black and white with an image of a globe (since it's World MC). Farm Bureau logo in upper LH corner. This card is the fugliest I've ever seen. It even seems thinner than the others. Horrible cashback but great APR if I need to carry a balance.

Generally speaking I would prefer that cards be as plain as possible on the front, MC/Visa/Amex logo, bank name, account no., my name, dates and that's it in a pleasing color scheme. Not a fan of the hologram, and I would prefer that the card didn't boast "cashback" or "rewards" or whatever. It doesn't need to be on there. I'd prefer a more bespoke look.

What do you think?