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.
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
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Vortex - Jun 06, 2012 2:00:24 pm PDT #908 of 1422
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
le nubian - Jun 06, 2012 2:05:47 pm PDT #909 of 1422
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
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.
smonster - Jun 06, 2012 2:10:24 pm PDT #910 of 1422
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
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.
meara - Jun 06, 2012 2:11:35 pm PDT #911 of 1422
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.
beekaytee - Jun 06, 2012 2:13:25 pm PDT #912 of 1422
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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.
Beverly - Jun 06, 2012 2:14:01 pm PDT #913 of 1422
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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.
Ginger - Jun 06, 2012 2:48:31 pm PDT #914 of 1422
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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.
beekaytee - Jun 06, 2012 2:57:11 pm PDT #915 of 1422
Compassionately intolerant
Since your business is not bound to a location, I really don't think a city is required.
meara - Jun 06, 2012 3:27:52 pm PDT #916 of 1422
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.
Vortex - Jun 06, 2012 3:46:22 pm PDT #917 of 1422
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think using Atlanta is better, unless there's a lot of local business that will appreciate your location. OTOH, will people think that you're fronting?