The essential attraction of the idea of a card is that the visual representation of the card marries to the backend representation which marries to the social (

The essential attraction of the idea of a card is that the visual representation of the card marries to the backend representation which marries to the social (shareability) representation. Every so often someone comes out with a 'new' idea to simplify (or make redundant) the design process. Separating discrete snippets of information to be consumed or processed independently, but situated as part of a greater whole, is design. There is no magic bullet. You will still need designers.