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Yet another Business Card Critique - 04-13-2007, 02:29 PM


So... I suck at designing business cards. Please let me know if you prefer the white background version or the white background version of these two:





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04-13-2007, 02:38 PM


I really like that second one, Wil. However, I would prefer the format of your phone number as xxx.xxx.xxxx. I think it looks more modern.

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The second one catches my eye more than the first.

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Did you make those photographs?

Well done if you did!

I prefer #2 as a business card, but the photo in #1 ROCKS!

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04-13-2007, 05:00 PM


I don't know why you would say that you stink at making these. Both look great! But, I would probably make the change in the phone number that John suggested.

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I prefer #2 also

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@John: I think you're right. I tried that earlier but was using a different font. With this font I think it will look better.

@Scott: Ha ha... no. I wish. I plan on doing so with other models... but wanted to use these for demonstration purposes.

@Wes: Mostly because it takes me for freakin' EVER to decide on something. I've been working on new cards for about a year. The two above are like #33 and #42. Seriously! I want to keep it simple... but I don't want it to look simple... if that makes sense.

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04-13-2007, 05:42 PM


They look great. I prefer #2 - I like the way the image draws you to the print. I like the print without the drop shadow better too. I agree the xxx.xxx.xxxx is the way to go on the phone number these days. You are getting what you want, simple as in sleek, not simple as in duh, dude, you printed this off yourself.
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Definitely #2.

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04-13-2007, 09:24 PM


Will, IMO the image used in No. 2 would work very well for an illustrator, but the image in No. 1 looks like a photograph.

Could I get your permission to show you a possible alternative for No. 1?
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gotta go with most everyone i love #2

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Will, IMO the image used in No. 2 would work very well for an illustrator, but the image in No. 1 looks like a photograph.

Could I get your permission to show you a possible alternative for No. 1?
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#2 Have you tried changing the color of the word imaging to match the color of the eyes or lips?

Additionally, I would like to see the lines below the title to be different sized fonts. With them all the same size it seems kind of static.

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04-14-2007, 12:56 PM


@Aric: Yes, I did change the color of the text to match her lips... but it looked stupid. I might try changing the color of her lips though.

I played with the text sizes earlier... I'll take another stab at it.

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