Business cards!
Mar. 15th, 2011 09:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missroseroseWell, do they count as business cards if they're not for an actual business?
In any case, it's come to my attention more than once that the Rebel Bartender (who, incidentally, has a shiny new URL at http://www.rebelbartender.com) could use some business cards. Nothing fancy, just something eye-catching to give to people who express interest in her venture.
Having heard good things about VistaPrint, I therefore took it upon myself to try out their design services and see what I could come up with. These would be the preliminary results, along with some thoughts on each of them; if anyone has additional opinions to contribute on anything from layout to picture to fiddly bits like fonts and placement, I'd more than welcome your thoughts.
I like the general elegance of this design, as well as the fairly modern centered look. I'm a bit concerned that the Chopin bottle looks like an advertisement, though - curse my forgetting to get a photo of the martini alone. (OTOH, the bottle is fairly classy-looking, and leaves little doubt as to what's in the glass.) Brian said that the negative space along the sides made it look frankly boring to him, and he may have a point.
Taking a bit of a different tack, this one's a bit more colorful. It also uses one of their stock images, which comes with the two-pronged caveat of being cheaper but also less unique. I think the colors are eye-catching, and I like the cursive font, but I'm not convinced that the more minimalist/modern look isn't a better way to go.
Emphasizing the martini glass a bit more here. Frankly I wish I could make the background black, but there wasn't an option for it. The brown is neutral and complements the olives, though. Note the shabby editing job on the bottle; frankly if I go with this design I think I might just re-shoot the martini alone, or possibly even come up with something more colorful (that can therefore match the background as well).
Similar crop job, sans editing. Also experimented with shrinking down the font so the slogan would fit all in one line, but I think that leaves too much blank space (a recurring issue, since the only contact info I'd be listing is the email/website). The lighter color picks up the olives nicely, but I don't think the text pops quite as well.
So...thoughts?
In any case, it's come to my attention more than once that the Rebel Bartender (who, incidentally, has a shiny new URL at http://www.rebelbartender.com) could use some business cards. Nothing fancy, just something eye-catching to give to people who express interest in her venture.
Having heard good things about VistaPrint, I therefore took it upon myself to try out their design services and see what I could come up with. These would be the preliminary results, along with some thoughts on each of them; if anyone has additional opinions to contribute on anything from layout to picture to fiddly bits like fonts and placement, I'd more than welcome your thoughts.
I like the general elegance of this design, as well as the fairly modern centered look. I'm a bit concerned that the Chopin bottle looks like an advertisement, though - curse my forgetting to get a photo of the martini alone. (OTOH, the bottle is fairly classy-looking, and leaves little doubt as to what's in the glass.) Brian said that the negative space along the sides made it look frankly boring to him, and he may have a point.
Taking a bit of a different tack, this one's a bit more colorful. It also uses one of their stock images, which comes with the two-pronged caveat of being cheaper but also less unique. I think the colors are eye-catching, and I like the cursive font, but I'm not convinced that the more minimalist/modern look isn't a better way to go.
Emphasizing the martini glass a bit more here. Frankly I wish I could make the background black, but there wasn't an option for it. The brown is neutral and complements the olives, though. Note the shabby editing job on the bottle; frankly if I go with this design I think I might just re-shoot the martini alone, or possibly even come up with something more colorful (that can therefore match the background as well).
Similar crop job, sans editing. Also experimented with shrinking down the font so the slogan would fit all in one line, but I think that leaves too much blank space (a recurring issue, since the only contact info I'd be listing is the email/website). The lighter color picks up the olives nicely, but I don't think the text pops quite as well.
So...thoughts?
