Busines card

Robbie Comeau

Robbie Comeau

Como's back. back again
what you guys think? i meant to make the C go off in the corner of the card. im only 16

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too dark, too busy.

lighten it up and give yourself room around the edges of the card. you need your name on there as well and I would include a website where you would have a portfolio for them to look at. if they find your card and decide they're interested, they're gonna want to see something before they contact you. also your fonts are difficult to read and the layout for phone numbers is not consistant. As Colbert would say, "Paranetheses or dashes, we're at war, pick a side!"
 
The graphics are essentially putting a huge hole of unused background image in the center of the card. The information should be well spaced around the card, not tightly squeezed to the very edges. The text is black on a dark background, which makes it a strain to read. The background image looks like it has been horizontally compressed and makes the entire card seem 'squeezed'.

What does Comeau mean? Sounds frenchy :)
 
TheComo said:
crap and i already rasterized it, thanks guys
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I used to kick myself for rasterizing stuff in photoshop all the time. I've learned from those mistakes that it is generally easier to just duplicate the layer, rasterize it, and then either turn off visibility for the unrasterized version or drag it underneath a background layer. That way if I need to change something, I don't have to redo font sizing or layer styles.
 
i always save mine as a .psd, then flatten the whole thing and SAVE AS .jpeg. That way if I ever have to come back to it, all the information's still saved. There's enough room on your hard drive for 2 copies.
 
oh jesus that's.... green

a good rule of thumb for a business card is to make it pleasant to look at. I'm sorry but this is not. The green is very bright and will look terrible when printed and there is too much contrast in the background so the text bleeds into it.

business cards should have solid colour or very faded backgrounds with the text prominently "popping" out.

You'll also run into some serious problems with bleed edges if you want this printed.

AND you are advertising to "weddings, birthdays, anniversaries"? This looks like the card for a guy that makes horror flicks. consider your target audience and create something they will like.

you can keep the green if you use it as an element, but this is just not good. I guarantee it will repell clients.

You should also have a professional email address like someone else said.

Here's what I would do:

If you need a business card right away make a simple one with only black text on white on one side. this is cheap to make and will be your temporary card.

spend some time thinking up a logo you will use for a good long time. This should be something simple with flat colours that looks good both as colour and B&W. that's important because you will use it in faxes, letter heads etc etc.

Buy a web domain and set up a proper email address and a simple website. it doesn't have to be anything fancy - just a front page with your logo, a bio, services and what you charge.

design your card and your website around your logo. that way you won't scare your clients away and you'll have a card you won't be embarrassed by in 2 years time.

mor10
 
This isn't to brag but to show you how you can use dark colours without drowning out your important info:

Here's an example of a business card I made very recently. Notice the use of flat solid colours, contrast and non-obtrusive backgrounds. This is very important, especially if you are going to get your cards printed. Also notice that all the vital content is well inside the edge so that the printer doesn't accidentally cut away your phone number.

This card sticks out in a crowd, has dark colours but is still nice to look at. We spent a lot of time finding a good printer to run it and the cards are nice thick paper.

The logo is consistent in everything we do - from video graphics to web site to stickers to shirts to anything else. we are even considering getting a skin for our car which would carry the logo and the colours over.

For reference the web site is www.dabbler.ca

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dabblercardfront.jpg
 
I personally would start from scratch. Find the business cards of professionals in a similar area of interest, and use those as inspiration.
 
Negative space is your friend. Why are all of the letters raping the edges ?

Choose a nuetral color that isn't competing for attention; green is fine; green and black vertical wavy smears is not.

The font is just almost archaic with todays selection.

Productions is not spelled this way of course; spellcheck is your friend. Refer to your every post for examples. Don't post your home number. Keep it simple with the cell.
 
mikkowilson said:
That doesn't matter. Not one bit. At all.

No one will "go easy on you" because you are "only 16".

Present yourself as a professional, and you will be treated as a professional.


- Mikko
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I disagree, there won´t be many willing to do serious (well paid) business with a 16 year old.
That doesn´t mean there won´t be any giving a starting cameraman a chance, but just not for important stuff and not for much money.
Just my 2c of course...

For the business card, I´d simply ask another 16 year old who is into graphic design to do it for me...:laugh:
 
Como - look around at other logos and see what has a feel that you like. I'm not suggesting you go steal a logo by any means but for instance if you like the apple logos and campaigns go for a sleek clean feel. Gatorades feel is much flashier and bold with a bit of grunge thrown in with thier latest addition of sweat to the logo. So dont show up with an apple with a bite missing or a big orange lightning bolt but see what look and feel you like and go from there. What you've got so far just seems to lack any look or feel to me.
 
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