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 10/16/2004 10:22:17 AM · #126
Where do you get your business card magnets done Sonja? They rock :)

Message edited by author 2004-10-16 10:25:05.
 10/16/2004 10:25:07 AM · #127
Originally posted by Konador:
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You don't say.

-Terry
 10/16/2004 10:25:39 AM · #128
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
Originally posted by Konador:
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You don't say.

-Terry


I posted that so I could read all the posts on page 6 :P
 10/16/2004 10:33:18 AM · #129
Originally posted by Konador:
I posted that so I could read all the posts on page 6 :P


Just do what I do and set your preferences for 200 posts per page.

-Terry
 10/16/2004 11:57:31 AM · #130
I made them myself. You can buy magnets that are cut out the same size of a business card that are sticky. Works great!

Originally posted by Konador:
Where do you get your business card magnets done Sonja? They rock :)
10/16/2004 04:04:55 PM · #131
Does anyone have the dimensions of a standard buisness card?

**** Never mind, looks like it is 3.5" x 2" according to Google. :)

Message edited by author 2004-10-16 16:07:25.
 10/16/2004 04:13:51 PM · #132
Here is a link to a buisness card template for Photoshop that I found on the web..its a link to the zip file download. PS Biz Card Template
 10/16/2004 04:43:01 PM · #133
That's a handy file, but I would caution that anyone wanting to have cards made should first check with the company where they're having them printed to be sure that they're using the appropriate dimensions and other criteria. I wrote to a local store and I see that their specs are a little different than what this template uses:

Thank you for your interest in our business card service. Ideally, your card should be designed on a canvas that is 3.5" x 2" (or vertically) at 400 dpi. We don't recommend using a small border all of the way around because there's a natural shift in the printing process, up to 1/8 inch and this may make it more noticeable.

Also, please leave 1/8 inch from any design elements to the edge of your canvas to avoid cropping into anything important. However, the background can bleed off of the edges without any problem. When saving your file, please save as a high quality jpeg or as a tiff file. Either will work well.

Once we have your file, we'll print a sample card so that you may see the finished product. When approved, we'll print the requested quantity.

Originally posted by scab-lab:
Here is a link to a buisness card template for Photoshop that I found on the web..its a link to the zip file download. PS Biz Card Template


Message edited by author 2004-10-16 16:44:01.
 10/16/2004 04:47:31 PM · #134
That's how I can fit 3 cards on a 4x6 photo sheet (I print my own).

Originally posted by scab-lab:
Does anyone have the dimensions of a standard buisness card?

**** Never mind, looks like it is 3.5" x 2" according to Google. :)

10/16/2004 05:01:35 PM · #135
Originally posted by Jacko:
That's how I can fit 3 cards on a 4x6 photo sheet (I print my own).


You print on a photographic paper? I'm just thinking how to do it at home so it won't look like a complete cr*p.
 10/16/2004 06:31:54 PM · #136
these are printed 2 colour pantone offset lytho on 350gsm, GF, Smith Snow card

i have 1/2 a design on the back of my card and ian has the other 1/2 on his card, there are 4 designs in total


10/16/2004 06:40:09 PM · #137
Originally posted by Bobster:
these are printed 2 colour pantone offset lytho on 350gsm, GF, Smith Snow card

i have 1/2 a design on the back of my card and ian has the other 1/2 on his card, there are 4 designs in total




Thanks for explanation. I love the way your cards make one. It's clear you are a perfect team :)
 10/19/2004 07:39:09 AM · #138
Comments on this business card please! This is my first try. I would like to create a set of 4 different ones with 4 different types of photography on the front. I think I am also going to put maybe a list of full services on the back.

Please let me know what you think!



Thanks!
Bill
 10/19/2004 07:54:43 AM · #139
Originally posted by rennie:
Originally posted by Bobster:
these are printed 2 colour pantone offset lytho on 350gsm, GF, Smith Snow card

i have 1/2 a design on the back of my card and ian has the other 1/2 on his card, there are 4 designs in total




Great 2 colour cards Bob. Luv em!

Thanks for explanation. I love the way your cards make one. It's clear you are a perfect team :)
10/19/2004 07:55:31 AM · #140
Originally posted by wackybill:
Comments on this business card please! This is my first try. I would like to create a set of 4 different ones with 4 different types of photography on the front. I think I am also going to put maybe a list of full services on the back.

Please let me know what you think!



Thanks!
Bill


Girl is defenetly too big for card...I think it should take about 1/3 of all.
Not sure about font...bit hard to read. Also should stick to one color of font or at least one color for title and one for text.
 10/19/2004 07:58:08 AM · #141
My concern is with the font.

I, like a lot of people, am dyslexic, and I am really struggling to read this font. For me it could be a foreign language. ΓΆ€“ Urdu perhaps.

Stick with the more formal fonts, as these are what everyone can read, unless you want to limit your market.

To emphasise a point I showed your card to 6 colleagues. 3 said the found it hard to read.

Message edited by author 2004-10-19 07:58:53.
 10/19/2004 11:58:50 AM · #142

So, a question along these lines...

Where do you get business cards printed? Through an online service? At kinkos?? I'd be interested to know of some quality places online, especially those that print excellent full-color, full-size photographic quality cards, glossy too!

10/19/2004 12:12:01 PM · #143
Originally posted by kdkaboom:
So, a question along these lines...

Where do you get business cards printed? Through an online service? At kinkos?? I'd be interested to know of some quality places online, especially those that print excellent full-color, full-size photographic quality cards, glossy too!


I had a lot of cards printed last year at my old job (and I did all their paraphernalia) and unless you're ordering thousands of cards, the specs you want will be crazy expensive. As soon as you want more than one color, large images, and glossy paper (or other graphic stuff like embossing, etc) the price soars. In my experience.

You can design great black and white (and grey) cards that are sharp and cheap. Then again, that may require hiring a designer. But, as far as I can tell, there are TONS of willing designers just on this thread alone willing to help you out for nada :-)

10/19/2004 12:53:19 PM · #144
Originally posted by GoldBerry:

I had a lot of cards printed last year at my old job (and I did all their paraphernalia) and unless you're ordering thousands of cards, the specs you want will be crazy expensive. As soon as you want more than one color, large images, and glossy paper (or other graphic stuff like embossing, etc) the price soars. In my experience.


That was my experience too but Rich posted this earlier in the thread.

Originally posted by richterrell:

I will agree that a card with a photo on it can look very cheesy very quick if it is not printed well. Mine were done at //www.overnightprints.com and I think they did a great job - very heavy weight, glossy finish, very sharp. Under $40, so practical too for just personal cards to carry. Those I have seen from home printers do not typically look that great.


I talked to him briefly in chat one night and he said he was very happy with the job they did so maybe it's possible to do a full color, full bleed print for less these days.
 10/19/2004 01:11:03 PM · #145
hmmm thanks MK, will do some looking around

10/19/2004 02:06:07 PM · #146

I was looking at overnightprints.com, so hotdamn I'm glad to hear they're okay! I also looked at vistaprint.com, but I dunno... Come payday, we'll see :)

Goldberry, I know, I've got a black and white version of the card I want, but it just doesn't look the same! I'm thinking of making two diffrent kinds of cards (like someone earlier said)...one nice nice nice card for those special few, and one hokeypokey okeydokey card for the rest of the world.

Thanks for the advice! It's appreciated muchly!

10/19/2004 04:14:34 PM · #147
I'm glad the information I posted earlier is useful, but I would highly encourage anyone who wants to use their services to request free samples.

That way you can evaluate the quality for yourself - what is acceptable to me may not be acceptable to someone who uses these cards in conjunction with their profession. Mine are just for use as a hobbyist. Still, I think they are of excellent quality and in my opinion rival cards I have seen handed out by the photographic art and business professionals I have met (in raw materials anyway - you still need a decent design).

Edit: One thing I saw this weekend at an art show - a guy there had cards that he had printed on his Epson 2200. I know I said that cards produced on a home printer typically did not look that good to me, but this was definitely one of the exceptions. The basic card text was the same, but he had different images on all of the cards, and had card holders with that image next to his different pieces of artwork.

A nice touch for an art show, and they were of extremely high quality. My only criticism was that they were thinner than the cards I had made, but not so thin that they came across as flimsy. He used Epson high quality paper and cut them himself from full 13x19 sheets. I think that approach worked really well for an art show.

Message edited by author 2004-10-19 16:19:50.
 10/19/2004 06:58:40 PM · #148
My problem with a business card, which I have been meaning to redo for yonks, is unless I am very careful I need to have more than one.

I want one mainly to not make money but find myself models. So, I want one that implies glamour as a speciality. However, that may put people off who want something else taken.

One solution is to have two or thrww different ones, print them up yourself as you need them, but realistically home printing just doesn't cut it for business cards I feel.

Not being a pro I am not going to the expense of more than one card.

There are some great cards posted in this thread, the one I am working on would most closely resemble my favourite one of this thread, which I really like.



I was thinking of having a fine art, very tasteful, nude on the card. However, I now think I much prefer this approach .... not a nude, but still very sensual and the step from here to nude work is not difficult to make in your mind.


Message edited by author 2004-10-19 18:59:09.
 10/19/2004 07:33:38 PM · #149
There's a problem with this thread ya know.

Sorry to preach, but why doesn't everyone who can't get their card right ask a professional to look at it - just like you'd ask a mechanic to fix your car or plumber to fix a leak. People get trained in this kind of thing so that you don't end up looking like a half-hearted, amateurish cowboy 'havin' a go' at photography.

If you're going pro as a photographer (or any other profession) it's definitely going to be worth looking your best. A business card is actually one of the most important documents a person or company distributes since it performs the role of sales person in the absence of human assistance.

Doesn't have to cost a lot - especially if you're on a budget - and most designers would do a favour of some kind for some good word of mouth.

PS. this is not directed at any particular post.
: )

Message edited by author 2004-10-19 19:35:57.
 10/19/2004 07:37:32 PM · #150
Originally posted by Imagineer:
There's a problem with this thread ya know.

Sorry to preach, but why doesn't everyone who can't get their card right ask a professional to look at it - just like you'd ask a mechanic to fix your car or plumber to fix a leak. People get trained in this kind of thing so that you don't end up looking like a half-hearted, amateurish cowboy 'havin' a go' at photography.

If you're going pro as a photographer (or any other profession) it's definitely going to be worth looking your best. A business card is actually one of the most important documents a person or company distributes since it performs the role of sales person in the absence of human assistance.

Doesn't have to cost a lot - especially if you're on a budget - and most designers would do a favour of some kind for some good word of mouth.

PS. this is not directed at any particular post.
: )


Your right. A good, well designed, business card is your first 'marketing tool'.
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