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10/15/2004 07:16:36 AM · #51 |
Originally posted by floyd:
English language text can still be easily read if you cover the bottom half of the text - we only really need to see the top half to make sense of it. |
Wow, ya learn something new every day :)
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10/15/2004 08:01:08 AM · #52 |
Originally posted by Konador:
Originally posted by floyd:
English language text can still be easily read if you cover the bottom half of the text - we only really need to see the top half to make sense of it. |
Wow, ya learn something new every day :) |
Yaeh, taht birngs us bcak to the fcat taht you olny need the frist and lsat lteter in the crocert pniostios to be albe to mkae snsee of a snecnete. But wuold taht look posieosnfarl on a bsunseis crad? |
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10/15/2004 08:06:17 AM · #53 |
While we're on the subject.... here's mine.
One thing that I found to be important was to keep my card design the same as my website.
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated. :-)
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10/15/2004 08:13:14 AM · #54 |
here is a suggestion you could have one picture to show off and a white background
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10/15/2004 08:16:55 AM · #55 |
Me likes. Simple, but also tells us what you do.
Originally posted by heida:
here is a suggestion you could have one picture to show off and a white background
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10/15/2004 09:02:54 AM · #56 |
Throwin mine into the hat. Thinking of a change real soon....AGAIN!
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10/15/2004 09:05:01 AM · #57 |
| Are you guys printing these yourselves or having them done? If you are printing yourselves, how are you laying these out [in software] to achieve that bleed to the edge? |
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10/15/2004 09:49:50 AM · #58 |
I understand you want to show your work when you hand out a business card, but I do have to agree it is a little too busy. The thing that bothers me most though is the box that has weddings, special events, freelance, etc. That kind of stands out like a sore thumb...but again that could just be me. It doesn't quite flow with the rest of the layout. If you want to show four photos as you have off to left, I think it's fine. That's what you want! I do think you should choose 4 photos that compliment each other though. A sequence of a baby crawling or at least 4 shots of one subject.
I do find those cards posted here with only one image with simple text have the greatest impact though. They are the most memorable.
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10/15/2004 10:20:36 AM · #59 |
| Hey guys..Im new here...I just wondered what software you are using to do your layouts...just a general question. Ive never done ANY graphic art type stuff...Ive dabled in photoshop...Is that where you are doing these cards? |
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10/15/2004 10:22:54 AM · #60 |
I've been using CorelDraw for almost 12 years, and have been using Freehand, Illustrator and Quark a little.
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10/15/2004 11:02:05 AM · #61 |
I do everything in Photoshop. I haven't got the money (or the need, really) to do my own business cards though.
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10/15/2004 11:07:53 AM · #62 |
I'm really glad to see this thread; I almost started one just like it! I am also in the process of designing a card for photography purposes, and this is the design I'm considering. I'd also really appreciate any constructive input, insults, or complete trashing of the design :)
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10/15/2004 11:10:07 AM · #63 |
I thought I'd try my hnd at that.
How do you think this one is?
I am trying to keep it simple. Don't know if the Logo is good, or spoils it.
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10/15/2004 11:42:24 AM · #64 |
Originally posted by aKiwi:
I thought I'd try my hnd at that.
How do you think this one is?
I am trying to keep it simple. Don't know if the Logo is good, or spoils it.
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I like how you did the PHP but it looks fuzzy on my screen. I'd say pick a better (more applicable) photo, though. People will probably think you're a botanist. Just something to consider, you want to appeal to the masses afterall.
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10/15/2004 11:54:37 AM · #65 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
I like how you did the PHP but it looks fuzzy on my screen. I'd say pick a better (more applicable) photo, though. People will probably think you're a botanist. Just something to consider, you want to appeal to the masses afterall.
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I am a botanist, at least I sthdued Horticulture for 5 years, so I thought the image was a way to mix things.
Actually I am a compiter programmer, so perhaps I should have the tree growing in computer chips or something.
The fuzzyness is probably due to the size reduction. Oroginal is tack sharp |
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10/15/2004 11:59:48 AM · #66 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
I like how you did the PHP but it looks fuzzy on my screen. I'd say pick a better (more applicable) photo, though. People will probably think you're a botanist. Just something to consider, you want to appeal to the masses afterall.
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That is one problem I am having with choosing an image for my biz card - I don't really specialize. At least not at the moment. I do mostly studio work (not portraiture) but I don't want a potential client to look at my card with, for example, a picture of a plant created in studio and not hire me because they think I only do plants. Is any of this making sense? Any suggestions? |
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10/15/2004 12:05:46 PM · #67 |
I have only seen 2 cards that I like :P
Amasons and jackos.... |
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10/15/2004 12:10:08 PM · #68 |
Wow! Great cards guys and gals! I need to update mine, but still have a few (about 300) cards left.
here is mine.
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10/15/2004 12:10:29 PM · #69 |
Imagineer - that card you did for Setz is an outstanding bit of design mate.
Anyone else feel a "business card" challenge coming on?
John
Message edited by author 2004-10-15 12:10:52. |
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10/15/2004 12:12:24 PM · #70 |
I like all the cards. They are fun and they seem to show the personality of each indivdual.
I don't think any card is better than the other. As long as you can read the card any person is going to say "wow" when the see it. At least I did. |
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10/15/2004 12:12:56 PM · #71 |
Originally posted by floyd:
Imagineer - that card you did for Setz is an outstanding bit of design mate.
Anyone else feel a "business card" challenge coming on?
John |
That'd be kinda fun. Would the business card be for an imaginary company with the acronym DPC? |
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10/15/2004 12:16:01 PM · #72 |
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10/15/2004 12:17:41 PM · #73 |
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10/15/2004 12:22:34 PM · #74 |
Originally posted by Imagineer:
Originally posted by digistoune:
That is one problem I am having with choosing an image for my biz card - I don't really specialize. At least not at the moment. I do mostly studio work (not portraiture) but I don't want a potential client to look at my card with, for example, a picture of a plant created in studio and not hire me because they think I only do plants. Is any of this making sense? Any suggestions? |
There are some simple things you could do - such as photographing something abstract. After all, if you're telling people what you do then all you need to do is create an image that looks good.
Hope this helps
Jon |
It does! Thank you :-) |
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10/15/2004 01:12:12 PM · #75 |
Some nice business cards here. It would be a good idea to add "business cards" to the galleries, so people could have them in their portfolios and add them to the "business cards" gallery. Then it would be easy to view all of the cards together.
Message edited by author 2004-10-15 13:12:52. |
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