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07/12/2006 07:57:18 PM · #1
What do you think?

07/12/2006 08:03:42 PM · #2
The lady looks out of place, plus her face is all blurred out-

If you lost the lady smelling the rose, and only underline once instead of twice it might look okay on really nice paper.

I just think that simpler is better, this is pretty busy..

I might be old school but a simple card with just a logo and your important info, just seems more proffesional.
07/12/2006 08:06:04 PM · #3
Not my preferred style, but if it reflects yours, then you will probably get clients who like that style too and that should work.

Your underlining is not evenly spaced under the wording. Face of model seems blurred.
07/12/2006 08:06:47 PM · #4
Thank you for the advice.
I blured the girls' face on purpose.
07/12/2006 08:15:22 PM · #5
Originally posted by Asainz320:

Thank you for the advice.
I blured the girls' face on purpose.


As long as you don't actually print it that way, you'll be fine. If you didn't get a model release, then get a new model picture.
07/12/2006 08:28:08 PM · #6
Thats my sister so i have the release! LOL
07/12/2006 08:40:10 PM · #7
This seems to me to lack unity... the glowing edges around the text on the right 'removes' it from the rest of the design and there's no connection between the text on the left and the right. Everything on the card is presented up front; there's nothing for the veiwer to complete in his or her mind, which translates into a boring design. Finally, there seems to be far too many colors going on... look at the major brands, on their website, on their packaging, nearly anywhere. The maxim number of colors tends to be three... for the really effective ones, anway. This is obviously done to save money, but also because it makes it much easier to create unity throughout the aspects of the business. if you can match color and figure and are able to paste it onto a letterhead, your card, your shirt, camera case, etc, then when people see your design without your colors, they'll think of your colors... conversely, and more importantly, if they see your colors, they'll think of your design. Think about it... imagine the colors red, black, and white, and tell me which soda you think of first.

What would I do? Play around with that lens; i like it a lot. I would make it the only image on the card, and i would consider drawing it. Play around with the figure-ground relationship... that is, don't have the entire lens on the card... have enough of the lens so that the viewer knows that its a lens, but allow the viewer to complete the rest of the lens in their mind.

Remember, your card is meant to be a vehicle for your vital contact information... it's not meant to be proof of your skill. Chances are that if you have the opportunity to hand the person your card, you'll have the chance to prove your skill (which is extraordinary... i've seen your portfolio).

Anyway, I hope this little tid-bit of information helped... I'm a design student, and it's incredible how studying design theory will make you look at things differently. All of a sudden you know whyit is that an ad doesnt look right... not just that it doesn't look right.

If you'd like me to do up an example of how I would handle the card, let me know... I'm free tonight and I haven't had a chance to flex some Adobe Illustrator muscle for a while. =D
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