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CS_Films
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What do you guys think of the design for my new buisness card.

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Nov 5 2008 9:49AM
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CS_Films
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Here is a better one.

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Nov 5 2008 9:52AM
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m0nr
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Looks pretty good, first one would look better if the web address wasn't overlapping the background writing.

Also, i think it might look a bit better if you made the margin on each side even? eg you don't leave much space on the bottom of the cS logo but on the left and right the gap is a bit larger. maybe make those the same size.
Nov 5 2008 10:04AM
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horner
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the font looks cheap

Choose something that is really bold and simple.
Nov 5 2008 11:22AM
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CS_Films
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For the entire thing or just the info in the top left?
Nov 5 2008 11:25AM
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horner
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I just think the whole design feels cheap, it doesn't shout professionalism. That's just my personal opinion though. Keep it simple. A lot of the time, a simple business card shows the most professionalism and class. My business cards are just white, with my name phone number and website right in the center with a bold, easy to read font. Not a lot of information, but enough to get people interested in my website. That's what you want.
Nov 5 2008 3:20PM
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K-Thomas
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i agree w/ the ^ font comments. Clean it up a bit man and what allen said, white space isnt a bad thing.  Another thing to keep in mind is printing. I'm not sure if you'll be printing these, or getting them professionally done, but unless you're printing on a black card (which wouldnt come out that good on a home printer) you're going to use a lot of black ink.
Nov 5 2008 3:47PM
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QuazBotch
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Drop the scripty font and go for something easier to read for the phone number and email address. Maybe do the logo in the background in a solid dark grey instead of a glow, these things never print out the way you'd expect.
Nov 5 2008 4:03PM
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CS_Films
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The plan is to have these gloss black with the logo flat black and then a silver haze around it. I will definatly see what i can do about the font. i want these cards to look verry sleek and difrent
Nov 5 2008 4:21PM
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Bangor
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Yeah, when I made my cards the drop shadow that looked sweet on the text on screen, made it basically unreadable when I printed them. Now I've got a crapton of them.... blah.

As has been said above the scripty font, among other things, doesn't seem very professional at all.


When you get'em printed, I'd highly reccomend overnightprints.com, they did a fantastic job printing mine. Just wish the text had looked better, but that's my own damn fault.
Nov 7 2008 1:05AM
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eurotune2
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this kid knows whats up
Nov 7 2008 1:47PM
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Intergalactic
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go HELVETICA! Yay!
Nov 7 2008 8:58PM
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Atypical
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like someone else said, don't be afraid of it look empty. Also, take off the white outerglow effect on the CS thing, just stroke it white or make it all white. The glow makes it look cheap.

Concept is there, just some details that need refining.
Nov 9 2008 12:43AM
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Jwalk
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its cool maybe a cooler backgraund in one half then logo in the other
Nov 9 2008 1:00AM
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Static
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thank god you labeled the email and phone number, otherwise I would have had no idea what they were
Nov 9 2008 4:52AM
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