Ginger -- I like both cards; they aren't cookie-cutter and the proofing mark after Georgia is clever!

My only hesitation - and YMMV of course - is adding your home addy (and I am assuming it's your home address) to your business cards.

Unless you have regular F2F meetings at your home office, I would be a little nervous, but then, I leave my business cards everywhere and hand them out to tons of people. Perhaps just city and state?

Again, just my own safety-paranoia quirk.

I like them both, but number 2 a little more. I second the home address thing. How many people are going to actually mail you something that you couldn't give them your address.

I actually prefer the 1st card the best. I like the "white space" to the side of the pencil and visually I'm drawn to it.

I can see the comments about home addy.

I think you need to have a Web site built around this image and style. I think that would be arresting.

I prefer the overall layout on the first, but on the second I like that the pencil is making the mark. Gives it a dynamic feel and makes it clearer (for the clueless/young) that the scribble is not random.

Oh, I like #2 though they're both nice. And I third the home address part, though I suppose you might get more stuff mailed than I do (checks?), I only have city and state on mine. But my company has my address to mail things to, it's just that people I give my card to don't.

I concur on the address issue. I even paid for a p.o. box for 10 years until I realized that clients used it for a total of 3 times in a decade.

Back in the day, marketing folks said that you HAD to have a physical address for legitimacy. That doesn't seem to be the case any more.

I opened Thing Two and said, "That's the one!"

I lurve it...agree with le nubian about having a website built around that image.

I like #2, Ginger, and I second or third not having your home address on the card. I like the idea of a website page done to the same design.

The card is based on the web design I've been working on, so I hope it's arresting.

You have a point about the address. I was just in the mindset that business cards have addresses. Also, I'm the only person with my last name in the state.

If I just put the city, I wonder if I should put Decatur or Atlanta.

Since your business is not bound to a location, I really don't think a city is required.

Bonny, I prefer to have a city just so people have an idea of where I am and more importantly, what time zone im in! Ginger, do you get a lot of local business, or travel to clients? I do, I'd say Decatur. Otherwise, Atlanta.