my business card [Archive]

narlus

01-08-2007, 07:40 PM

getting these babies printed up via vistaprint.com:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/351152739_a9deebdd39_o.jpg

the first batch had the gradient too dark to see the black lettering, so they are gonna give me another batch gratis. i switched the black/white gradient direction, and lightened buzz up a bit.

what do you think?

stevew

01-08-2007, 07:41 PM

I'm not seeing anything.

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 07:42 PM

display error?

narlus

01-08-2007, 07:42 PM

yeah, me neither.

huh. i think zenfolio's had some issues w/ file uploading lately....they need more servers.

here's the original:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p795208240.jpg

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 07:44 PM

yeah, me neither.

huh. i think zenfolio's had some issues w/ file uploading lately....they need more servers.

here's the original:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p795208240.jpg
I copied and pasted : http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p795208240.jpg

still not getting anythign.

narlus

01-08-2007, 07:45 PM

screw it. i uploaded to flickr

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 07:47 PM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/351152739_a9deebdd39_o.jpg contains errors.

Is it really a jpeg? What program generated and saved it as a jpg?

narlus

01-08-2007, 07:48 PM

LO, i made the thing in photoshop, saved it as a jpg, uploaded to both zenfolio and flickr. not sure why i can't see anything.

another try.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/351152739_a9deebdd39.jpg

narlus

01-08-2007, 07:49 PM

ok, that one seemed to work (at least for me). fvck me.

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 07:51 PM

Quo Fan

01-08-2007, 07:53 PM

Nice looking card. Clean, nothing too extraneous, catchy.

Toshi

01-08-2007, 07:54 PM

i'd make the photo fill the entire left hand side of the page, and the main "tinnitus photography" text at top right larger and possibly over two lines

we have a similar aesthetic in general tho :D

http://toshiclark.com/tc/tcblack.gif

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 07:54 PM

can't tell, is there a black outline around the letters?

I do like it very much, but next time, please ask for input BEFORE you go to print :D

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 07:56 PM

i'd make the photo fill the entire left hand side of the page, and the main "tinnitus photography" text at top right larger and possibly over two lines]
ugh, no.

While I could make some subtle minor improvement suggestions, I think it pretty much rocks as it.

Graphics

01-08-2007, 08:06 PM

nice card!!! my only suggestions would be to let the photo bleed to the bottom, and i would move the web site and email address away from the photo a little...it looks uneven from side to side. and i think i would make the email address just a bit smaller than the web site and put a little more space between. the gradiation looks cool...i think the only way to tell how dark it is will only be from a print.

one last suggestion if you're interested in playin with it a bit more...maybe play arounnd with all caps but small font for the line "live music coverage" just to give it a bit of a difference from the name but still using the same font.

sorry for all the suggestions...i'm a graphic designer...i can't help myself. it's a really nice card!!!

Reactor

01-08-2007, 08:09 PM

Very nice. I'm going to get some printed up that say
"Scapegoat"

Graphics

01-08-2007, 08:11 PM

Very nice. I'm going to get some printed up that say
"Scapegoat"

really? i thought it would say "your gay" :huh: :weee: :wave:

Reactor

01-08-2007, 08:12 PM

nice card!!! my only suggestions would be to let the photo bleed to the bottom, and i would move the web site and email address away from the photo a little...it looks uneven from side to side. and i think i would make the email address just a bit smaller than the web site and put a little more space between. the gradation looks cool...i think the only way to tell how dark it is will only be from a print.

one last suggestion if you're interested in playing with it a bit more...maybe play around with all caps but small font for the line "live music coverage" just to give it a bit of a difference from the name but still using the same font.

sorry for all the suggestions...I'm a graphic designer...i can't help myself. it's a really nice card!!!

Wait, Burley said you were a Mormon masseuses

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 08:14 PM

...i'm a graphic designer...i can't help myself. it's a really nice card!!!
are you?

What's your experience, training, and/or education?

I know that probably sounds rude and obnoxious, but if you're going to make such a declaration, you need to back it up.

For example, I've been in the business for 15 YEARS. I've done lots of graphic design projects, but I never call myself a graphic designer.

narlus

01-08-2007, 08:15 PM

I dig it!

Frankly, you're really lucky (or they have amazing customer service) that you're getting the second run for free since I think it was more your error designing it the other way.

That said, cool. Is the photo/art bleeding off the top and bottom?

well, after i uploaded it, i paid a dollar to see a proof, and you could definitely read everything from that. when the actual cards came, they were a lot darker than the proof was. so i called CS and they said they'd let me do another run.

there are some margins around the entire card for the cut. it won't actually be that full size (i downloaded a template and the guides were in a layer).

Graphics

01-08-2007, 08:16 PM

are you?

What's your experience, training, and/or education?

I know that probably sounds rude and obnoxious, but if you're going to make such a declaration, you need to back it up.

For example, I've been in the business for 15 YEARS. I've done lots of graphic design projects, but I never call myself a graphic designer.

i've been in the business doing graphic design for about 15 years as well. i've worked for all sorts of companys from large corporations to small to agencys. some were great projects and some totally SUCKED.

narlus

01-08-2007, 08:17 PM

one last suggestion if you're interested in playin with it a bit more...maybe play arounnd with all caps but small font for the line "live music coverage" just to give it a bit of a difference from the name but still using the same font.

i'm so not about the capital letters. :monkeydance:

Graphics

01-08-2007, 08:18 PM

Wait, Burley said you were a Mormon masseuses

:huh:

but i do play one on tv :biggrin:

(actually i'm going to school for massage theraphy...the Mormon thing...i don't know...go figure)

Graphics

01-08-2007, 08:19 PM

i'm so not about the capital letters. :monkeydance:

i don't like all caps either...but if the font was small...and the letters spaced out...it might look cool.

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 08:24 PM

well, after i uploaded it, i paid a dollar to see a proof, and you could definitely read everything from that.
smart move!

You put the responsibility back on them. If they couldn't deliver, then it's good of them to re-deliver.

Reactor

01-08-2007, 08:26 PM

One thing I might do, is change the gradiant on the right so it doesn't obscure the text at the top. Maybe give it a more parabolic arc. Shift the top right of the arc down, the bottom left up and pull the center towards the corner a little.

Edit: Not to be critical, It's a nice card.

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 08:27 PM

Umm, this card is in production, yeah? So no changes can me made, correct?

Reactor

01-08-2007, 08:28 PM

:huh:

but i do play one on tv :biggrin:

(actually i'm going to school for massage theraphy...the Mormon thing...i don't know...go figure)

I thinke he means a real one, instead of the type at the places he frequents.....you know the ones with signs proclaiming "full body massage"

LordOpie

01-08-2007, 08:35 PM

I thinke he means a real one, instead of the type at the places he frequents.....you know the ones with signs proclaiming "full body massage"
So you're saying that Graphics only gives unhappy endings?

I kid cuz I care, I mean, cuz I can ;)

Graphics

01-08-2007, 08:53 PM

So you're saying that Graphics only gives unhappy endings?

I kid cuz I care, I mean, cuz I can ;)

:disgust1:

narlus

01-09-2007, 05:59 AM

Umm, this card is in production, yeah? So no changes can me made, correct?

actually i haven't uploaded the 2nd version yet, so i still have time to make tweaks.

stevew

01-09-2007, 07:34 AM

narlus

01-09-2007, 08:39 AM

nah, no pay yet, though i am supposed to get some cash for an Espers shot which is likely to be used for an issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, to be published in a month or two.

if i get on the list for the show, that's good enough for me at the moment.

narlus

01-09-2007, 12:33 PM

made a couple of last minute, minor tweaks, and reordered at no charge.

http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p870801534-4.jpg

narlus

01-09-2007, 12:35 PM

btw, there's a small white line on the bottom edge of the photo where i'd made a small selection error (i ran a curves adjustement just on the photo, rather than also on the gradient, and put it back in as a layer) but it should be below the trim line and not visible in the printed version.

narlus

01-09-2007, 12:51 PM

i didn't put it down on purpose...if people want to get in touch w/ me, they can email me, or i can write it on the back of the card when i give it to them.

mtbtom

01-09-2007, 01:59 PM

I'm no graphic designer but I would expect to see "live music coverage" either centered or aligned (left or right) under Tinnitus Photography.