New Business Card, Give me your input

[eric-holmes]

This would be an example of the front of the card. Possibly with rounded corners. The back would simply state my phone number, email and website. Opinions.

 

[cnutco]

I like #2 the best. I think the black will stand out the most.

Have you priced two sided cards with multiple colors?

 

[eric-holmes]

You can put pictures, color, whatever you want. Single or double sided is the same price.

$20/100
$22.50/100 with rounded corners.

Is that a decent deal?

 

[pbelarge]

I like #2


Is the price an ongoing price or the price for setup and 100 cards.


For setup it is cheap.
For ongoing it is expensive

 

[eric-holmes]

Yes, that is set up and 100 cards. The more boxes you buy, the cheaper you get. 2-5 Boxes is $18. 6-20 Boxes is $16

 

[pbelarge]

It is amazing how much prices have come down over the years. And how many different programs there are for designing and printing one's own card design.


Your signature is nicely done!

 

[SwissJ]

If the back of the card has a white background, I would keep a darker background on the front. Not black though. Consider a darker gray. Is the blue an important color for you? Cause as it stands, the black and blue is not a great combo IMO. Maybe a lighter blue accent on the dark gray. If you want something more hip, then a mustardy yellow accent would be cool too. All depends on your target market.
Rounded corners are nice.
Please don't use any kind of glossy stock.
I really like the typography, btw.

 

[KmH]

Nice typography! :thumbup: But on a real card the word "photography" will be tiny.

IMO. Put all your info on the front. Leave the back to write on.

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

I like #2, with the blue...definitely! Especially with the black background. The others are too much white..imo.

 

[eric-holmes]

I actually had a guy make this for me. I wasn't too fond of the blue but I do like the design. I like how the solid color will look classic. I am undecided of doing a front and back or front only. The only problem I see with doing a front only is that the font of the contact information will be too small to read. Unless you guys know how to arrange it better. I am thinking of bolding the "photography" so maybe it will show up a little better.

 

[SwissJ]

I don't wanna step on your designer's toes, but if you like I can show a quick edit of what I meant above. The design is great, but the colors seem all wrong. The blue coupled with the small typeface of 'photography' will make sure it doesn't get seen, especially against the black. The high contrst with your name drowns out 'photography' as well.

 

[eric-holmes]

Sure, show me what you mean.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I have done plenty of designing for a print shop and the first thing to learn when submitting a BC for comment is that there are as many opinions as there are designers. Kind of like photography

All that to say that SwissJ's opinion is fine even though I totally disagree with it. Black and white and blue works fine and I was going to suggest using a high gloss stock. High gloss black looks great.

Now, if you don't like the blue, just ask your designer to change it. It is your card and you have to like it. I personally would use a fire engine red.

I find what's going on at the end of your name (between the e and s) a bit messy. At the very least, I would get rid of the upper line between the two but I probably would do more.

KmH raises a very good point with the size of photography. Have you looked at a real size print? Is is readable? Small is much more readable than most people think if done right but what worries me in this case is the fact that the blue photography looks thinner than the white one...

One last thing, don't do a double sided card. Some people like to take notes on the back, others (like me) keep their cards in a Rolodex... and there's plenty of room at the bottom for a phone number and url. Just move the rest up a bit and you're good.


Btw, just a thought on number to print. I never get less than 1000. I use BCs a lot. If you get the right printer to do them, they are the cheapest form of advertising. Today, with digital printing, it is actually affordable to do a card like you have. Bleeds on all four sides don't matter. I had one very similar to yours done a few years ago that cost me about $70 for the 1000. That's a lot cheaper than what you are talking about.

 

[SwissJ]

Sure, show me what you mean.

It's rough, the text is unintentionally uneven and thick, and the colors can be tweaked whichever way (except black and blue :mrgreen, but you get the idea...

 

[eric-holmes]

I don't know how I feel about the yellow. I do like the dark grey background. But how would I fit my contact info on the front instead of putting it on the back?