just designed a new business card. just getting started in the business and i'm trying to get a shop going on the side while at another job. i figured if i had a professional looking business card no one would know i'm working out of the carport. i also wanted to get some practice on the computer. this was all done in illustrator, i have past computer experience but this was my first time designing any lettering or sign related work using the computer. my name and info are gonna go on the back and i'll probably do a little fine tuning before sending it to get printed. any comments or suggestions are appreciated. thanks!
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Posted by Matt Minjares (Member # 4685) on :
ooops i'll try again... Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :
Cool! How'd you do the background?
Posted by Jill Marie Welsh (Member # 1912) on :
Matt, I really love the background too. Looks VERY old! My only suggestions are that I would like to see "SIGNS" bigger and tighter to Saguaro, and the color of Saguaro and Signs a bit darker brown for more contrast. Love....Jill
Posted by Matt Minjares (Member # 4685) on :
thanks! i wish i could take credit, but the background is a free texture image i downloaded. i know, i know, i should have made one myself but this one is so much better than anything i could whip up, and it was free!
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
My suggestion falls along side Jill's - make "Signs" the same font and "do-dads" as the name so that it reads as one thought...and pull them closer together. The way I see it now, the word "signs" looks like an after thought.
Great textures and overall image.
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
Looking fine Matt. You have two of the best giving you advice above... incorporating their suggestions would put the design over the top!
Best success with your venture!
-grampa dan
[ September 20, 2005, 12:54 PM: Message edited by: Dan Sawatzky ]
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
I would flip the brush the other way ('cuz it's upside down) and extend the handle out the other side.
Overall, I think the design is nice. the background is very cool. I love the feel this card has.
Posted by Matt Minjares (Member # 4685) on :
ok, made some changes and i think it looks and alot better. made the letters darker, made signs bigger and closer to saguaro and changed the brush and extended it through the other side. i left signs the same font because i think it stands out a little more than using the same font as saguaro. thanks for the help! Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Now, that is better. Nice job!
Posted by Barry Branscum (Member # 445) on :
Hope ya don't mind a little tweak....
The lack of "Something" in the upper corner kept bugging me...and I am, anybody here can tell you, a sucker for a good fade!
Edited to say...it is a great looking design....I just wanted to piddle with it a bit.
[ September 20, 2005, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: Barry Branscum ]
Posted by Matt Minjares (Member # 4685) on :
barry- i agree with you on the right corner thing, but i wasn't sure what to put there so i just left it. maybe if i can come up with a catchy slogan... and i do like those fades, never even thought of it. thanks!
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Good point, Barry. A slogan or even a name would fill that space nicely.
Good call!
Posted by Louie Pascuzzi (Member # 1373) on :
Matt, I like the switch to the quill. I know how hard it would be to paint a bold letter with that striping brush.
Best of luck in your new business.
Posted by Jill Marie Welsh (Member # 1912) on :
Ok Ok, I like the fade on Saguaro but NOT on Signs. I wouldn't want a subliminal suggestion that my signs faded. What about "Stand Out From The Crowd" or "Stand Proud" or even "Stand Tall" as a slogan? Love....Jill
Posted by Barry Branscum (Member # 445) on :
I wasn't too sure about the fade on "SIGNS" either Jill....I just thought it looked plain once the other part was done. I think the font weight is too bold once it is the darkest thing on there..it seems to pull the eye. Dunno offhand what else to do about that.
But let the record reflect that you "liked" something I did...does this mean the start of something NEW, and Beauty-fulll Posted by Matt Minjares (Member # 4685) on :
ok, after fooling with it a little, i think i'll go with a real subtle fade on saguaro, a little less than the one barry did. no fade on signs and nothing in the right corner, i tried some different things but i thought it looked little busy and have plenty of room on the back for my info so i think i'll leave it. thanks for the input!
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
That was a great suggestion from Jill about the tagline but the Signs Now registered tagline is "Stand out in a Crowded World"; it would not be a good idea to get too close to that. Definately put your name and contact info on there!
Posted by Barry Branscum (Member # 445) on :
Hey! Is that a threat!? That's a threat!!
Jackson, what the heck do you mean comin' in here swingin' that big ol' "corporate" club like that? Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Barry, it is because he has a bigger club than you...
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