Business Card Please check out my new business card and let me have some opinions on them before I spend money sending them to print...
thanks
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Business Card Please check out my new business card and let me have some opinions on them before I spend money sending them to print...
thanks
*** Thanks to all for your help. I have taken down the business card off the web.***
Since the F in your last name is capitalized, do you want to do the same with you first name.
no, I've never capitalized my first name my whole life. it was purposely spelled with a lower case.
First off, are there any copyright issues with the Chilly Willy character?
As far as the design goes, personally I would like to see less contrast in the background behind your name. As it is it's a bit hard to read.
Is your email and web site address the only contact info you want on there, or did you remove it for posting purposes? If you don't want to include your physical address, most people will want at least a telephone number.
You might want to make the "F" in Farrell lower case as well just for consistency's sake. Right now no one knows that you have never capitalized your first name and it just looks like a mistake. A business card is kind of like a joke, if you have to explain it to people it's not very good. :)
This one is just my opinion, but I think you should use the same font for the text on the bottom of the card that you use for your contact info.
taken care ofQuote:
are there any copyright issues with the Chilly Willy character?
do you mean more contrast?
My telephone number is always changing, and I can't get a cell yet, so no I'm not putting a phone number on
Thanks for your opinion
I dunno if you left it off on this version because you are posting it on the web...but how about a phone number on there somewhere??
I think it looks good. The only "negative" thing I was thinking was do you really need to have both "full flash sites" and "flash presentations" on there? Couldnt you combine the two somehow and then you would have more space to add a new, different statement that tells about another part of your talents?
good job
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I knew I should have clarified that. :) I meant less contrast in the background which would give you more contrast for your name, which needs to stand out a little more in my opinion.Quote:
Originally posted by dr_chilly_willy
do you mean more contrast?
would "multimedia flash design" include both "full flash sites" and "flash presentations" or what do you suggest?
I know what your saying, like put a white filter over the image, increaseing the the contrast.
hows this, I added a 20% briteness to the blue bg area.
I think that does sound better..yes.Quote:
would "multimedia flash design" include both "full flash sites" and "flash presentations" or what do you suggest?
My point is that it seems a shame to list 2 things that are basically saying the same thing (that you do Flash design) on such prime real estate as a business card..like I said, it would give you room to list an additional, separate service....
what other "additional, separate service...." could I add?
?"site developement"
hows this phenomenalCat
Well I can't really answer that...I don't know what else you do :)
How about something like logo design or corporate identity...if you do that sort of thing of course.. :)
Just a thought.
that looks good too..
Im not sure if I can tell you what else to put there, but do see the point I am trying make? I am just trying to help you get the most bang for your buck :)
yeah I can do all that stuff, I'm kind of liking how just 3 of them looks. or does it make it look like I don't do much?
thanks phenomenalCat
Hi i find the orange of the hat quite dull (will be even duller when printed) also i dont really like the U in productions (mb its just me)
u do need a phone number on there, its like a car salesman who does nt have a car lot, 2 years guarantee ?..... i'll b back
i presume this will be a full colour CYMK card ?
bp
any suggestions on how to make the orange ness dull
I explained earlies about the phone number, I know your point is really good, I just don't want to waste money printing one number, then move to a new number.
The U, yeah i know, its the font the first time i saw it i thought it was a v.
Thanks for you input.
What program are you making this in?
good question! i need to make some for myself, and i thought in making them in illustrator.Quote:
Originally posted by RUSHVision
What program are you making this in?
Also, what's the usual size of a bussiness card, in pixels?
first lesson, DON'T talk pixels for doing printjobs.
second make sure that your resolution is set to 300 dpi whatever and the workspace is CMYK.
usual size for a business card is 85x55mm or 3,4x2,2inches and make sure there is bleed.
everything other then these dimensions will probably be more expensive to print too.
dr chilly.. you say you use 2100x1200px? what a very odd size is that?
that would eqaul a 7x4inch business card at 300 dpi.
i get the feeling hes ganna scale that down a large business card is a forgotten business card takes up to much room so u sling it in the bin. If you were planning on actually keeping it that size chilly DONT keep it at the standard size then most businesses will be able to file it instead of leaving it on the desk and gettting it lost in paper work.
i'm with sense with regards to dont use pixel, joe public and the printers want to know how big it is (u cant tell them 2200 x .... pixels)
the orange i would use is
C = 0
Y = 51
M = 87
K =0
this is pantone orange in cymk form
also regarding the phone number, get it printed digitally then u can get a run of 125 or less as minimum, if u change the phone number bin them and get some more
the default card size where i used to work was 90 x 55mm (but i like them smaller)
bp
sorry I didn't responed earlier. computer crashed.
RUSHVision
made the business card in flash. all my work is in flash.
sense
"dr chilly.. you say you use 2100x1200px? what a very odd size is that?"
I made it that because I search other business card info on flash and that the dimention that was mentioned for 300dpi to use and rescale down.
Black_phoenix
Thanks for the orange, I lost the file when my computer crashed, but I can remake from my site fla file.
"get it printed digitally then u can get a run of 125 or less as minimum"
where can I get more info on how this works. I was told buying a larger number decreases the price per card.
Thanks for the help.
1000 cards should be around €100Quote:
Originally posted by dr_chilly_willy
I was told buying a larger number decreases the price per card.
350g - quadri - r/v - maco plastification
dunnow the exact price for digital printing but I think it might come out more expensive.
whats 100 euro in CND dollar or US
one of the printing guys i use can do a run of 125 cards at no extra cost (no cymk plates), its pointless having 1000 cards with no phone number on them also it will take the average designer years to give out 1000Quote:
Originally posted by sense
dunnow the exact price for digital printing but I think it might come out more expensive.
if u find a digital printers they will just add one of your card to a stepped up sheet. in the past i have asked for 30 cards
its true if u get litho printing it does become cheaper the more u get, but i guess u dont need hundreds of cards, if u find a digital printers u can get mb 100 with the current phone number on it and when u change it bin them and get a new batch
as i said before if u want ppl to take u seriously u need some contact details on the card
bp
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Originally posted by dr_chilly_willy
whats 100 euro in CND dollar or US
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic
try this :)
bp
Thanks, I'll look into that
I'd change the Dr. Chilly Productions font...not only is it hard to read (u/v thing goin on in "productions") but it's the only time you use it in the card...I'd use the other serif font in the card and just play around with leading and vertical/horizontal scaling.
card updated, with phone number.
I think the choice of font is wrong. If u want to be taken seriously then go for a sans-serif, contemporary type face. Also the colour scheme needs work. Bright colours with no fluency look amateur. Try different shades/depths of the same 'family' of colour. Get rid of that blue background and focus on the logo/character.
please tell me you were joking when you said you are doing print work in flash.
nope, no joke