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Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :

I changed the name of my business somewhat recently, so I gotta get some new cards. I been playing with this design, and will probably use it with just a little more tweaking. I did the layout in freehand, exported it in parts as eps, and placed each part in photoshop. The bevel effects are added via eye candy filters. Probably be sending this to postcard press next week.
All the basic info, phone, address, list of services, etc. will be on the back. The fonts I used are Boston Truckstyle and Esoteric Western and Esoteric regular from letterhead fonts.

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John Deaton III
Deaton Design
109 N. Cumberland Ave.,Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101

john@deatondesigns.com
www.deatondesigns.com
"Don't tailgate, or I'll flick a booger on your windshield."-Larry Richmond, 11th grade english class.

[This message has been edited by John Deaton III (edited June 15, 2001).]

Posted by Miles Cullinane (Member # 980) on :

John
Lovely work, what did you create the images on (software?)

My first reaction is that changing the background to something other than blue might help since you are using various blues in the lettering.just a thought!

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Posted by Bill Dirkes (Member # 1000) on :

Love it,John
Inspiration for a task I've got to tackle. Had the biz phone for almost a yr now, been waiting on new address (for 911 reasons). Just got it last week.
Now it's time to redo the cards.
Nice work, buddy.

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Bill Dirkes
Bethel Hill Signs
Butler, Ky.
Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.

Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :

John........very eye catching! I love it just the way it is. Cheryl

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Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :

hey john...

cool design. like the choice of fonts. something about the tail on the "n" is bothering me, though. it seems a little too much? overall, it is too cool.

have a great one!

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Bruce Bowers
DrCAS
Signtech

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Posted by Terry Bull Sign & Custom (Member # 1876) on :

Thats cookin John- looks good to me
cheers mate

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Terry Bull
Sign & Custom
12 Cresthill Avenue
Grays Essex RM17 5UJ
England
http://www.wagonsforwalls.co.uk
http://www.signandcustom.co.uk

Posted by Gavin Chachere (Member # 1443) on :

Great looking stuff John...a bit off the topic but i know you use postcard press alot..what would you mark up 1000 of those cards to sell to a customer?

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Gavin Chachere
aka Zeeman
Miller Supply Co./Ozone
Signs & Grafix
New Orleans La.
www.millersupply.net
www.ozonegrafix.com

Posted by Dan Antonelli (Member # 86) on :

Looks great John. I might like to see a soft drop shadow under the whole thing instead of the black, but thats just a personal thing...

RE: Business cards - we sell the full color business cards for $250, plus $10 shipping.

Dan

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Dan Antonelli
Graphic D-Signs, Inc.
Union, NJ
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Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :

very nice design john!!!!

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Mark Fair

Mark Fair Signs
http://www.markfair.com/flash.html

Home of "Sign of the Month
http://www.markfair.com/signomonth.html

2162 Mt. Meigs Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36107
334-262-4449

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Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and comments. I made a couple of small changes to the design, but not much of a change. I was pretty pleased with the overall design, and it was fun to play with the eye candy filters on this one. I sent the order out today for the new cards, and I'll post one when they come in.
Gavin, as far as price, about the same that Dan charges on net sales. Locally, around 200 per 1000, and I have a hard time selling them at that price. For so long, no one here locally could do anything but one color cards, and the quality was crappy. I started asking if any of the printers could order them for me if I produced the file. Nope. So then I saw what Dan was doing with cards, etc. and emailed him to see where he got them done. There are several companies out there doing them,but right now I like postcard press. They do good work at a good price, and fast turnaround. Maybe I can get some of the locals interested, maybe not, but I like being able to offer that service to them. Thanks, yall.

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John Deaton III
Deaton Design
109 N. Cumberland Ave.,Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101

john@deatondesigns.com
www.deatondesigns.com
"Don't tailgate, or I'll flick a booger on your windshield."-Larry Richmond, 11th grade english class.

Posted by captain ken (Member # 742) on :

Hey John,
That is the first usE (other than my own) of truckstyle, and you made it sparkle the layout is awesome. keep up the punch layouts !

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The Witch city
Salem, MA

Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :

Thanks Ken. It's a great font. Course, you know that cause you designed it. I've already used it a couple of times on jobs. I really like the style.

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John Deaton III
Deaton Design
109 N. Cumberland Ave.,Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101

john@deatondesigns.com
www.deatondesigns.com
"Don't tailgate, or I'll flick a booger on your windshield."-Larry Richmond, 11th grade english class.

Posted by Doug Downey (Member # 829) on :

Looks Awesome John!!

Doug Downey
www.freshink.net

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376 Romeo, Street
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Posted by Chuck Davis (Member # 1261) on :

Great job John! It's not the fonts so much as who's using them...

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Chuck Davis
letterheadfonts@signmaildesign.com

Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :

Got the cards back today! They look great. Postcard Press does a really great job. I tried to scan one, but it just doesn't do the card justice. I am really pleased!

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John Deaton III
Deaton Design
109 N. Cumberland Ave.,Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101

john@deatondesigns.com
www.deatondesigns.com
"Don't tailgate, or I'll flick a booger on your windshield."-Larry Richmond, 11th grade english class.

Posted by Jamie Mosley (Member # 2173) on :

Hey John the new card looks great..Keep up the good work and keep using that Oracal. Thank for being a great customer. Jamie

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Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :

I use postcardpress as well and they do a fantastic job!

The first order I sent, I was worried about the colors coming out like they look on my screen because of equipment calibrations. I thought the blue would come out purple.. but.. the new cards came back, PERFECT!!

If anyone is interested, I have a photoshop template file setup for use with postcardpress. They provide one, but it's setup for 300 DPI and their press is set for 355 DPI. My template has the bleed size, border and safety zone already setup. Email me if you want it!

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Mike Pipes
Digital Illusion Custom Graphics
Lake Havasu City, AZ
http://www.stickerpimp.com

Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :

Oh I forgot to mention...

When I do the cards, I get them printed full color on the front and black on the back.

Their cost is $72, and the printing on the back of the card is MY contact info, just a line along the bottom.

I double their price ($144) then add $20 for shipping (shipping cost from them to me, plus me to customer).

Every card they hand out is advertisement for me and my web site.

I'd like to charge $200 and $250, but when they will sell the SAME CARDS to YOUR customers for $60, you gotta be careful.

Add my design fee and that puts it over the $200 mark.

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Mike Pipes
Digital Illusion Custom Graphics
Lake Havasu City, AZ
http://www.stickerpimp.com

Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :

Sweet!

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