business card layout

[SignManiac]

Butterfly is a nice refreshing, uplifting and enlightening touch!

 

[signmeup]

Butterfly is a nice refreshing, uplifting and enlightening touch!

The "green" aspect of it is all the rage.

 

[Jillbeans]

Brian you are getting some good suggestions.
As always, I would say keep it simple.
No pix of furnaces, no blowhard clouds, etc.

The red white and blue color combos always go over big in the Burgh.
Love....Jill

 

[signage]

The only problem is the customer wants the dragon and oldman blowing! I will work on it some more later and re post! Thank to everyone for the help and suggestions!

 

[Circleville Signs]

If that's the case, then your customer is an idiot Which is nothing new in this biz!!!


Gary

 

[signmeup]

The only problem is the customer wants the dragon and oldman blowing!

Kinda figured that. Oh well....do the best you can with it.

 

[omgsideburns]

I always do one with what the customer wants, and then one or two without. It's fun to see which one they go for.

 

[Doyle]

if a s101 newb posted anything resembling this layout you all would tear him a new one. No offense but I think it is horrendous. At least I am being honest.

 

[SignManiac]

As long as you let the client dictate design parameters, you will never progress as a competent designer on your own. It's a convenient excuse to use, I've heard it used many times here.

As a sign/graphics/design professional, you need to educate your customer and if necessary, show them by example how you can better serve them with a better design.

There are things you will need to learn before you can do that. Good luck on that.

 

[Dan Antonelli]

As long as you let the client dictate design parameters, you will never progress as a competent designer on your own. It's a convenient excuse to use, I've heard it used many times here.

As a sign/graphics/design professional, you need to educate your customer and if necessary, show them by example how you can better serve them with a better design.

There are things you will need to learn before you can do that. Good luck on that.

So true.

 

[Grafix USA]

The only problem is the customer wants the dragon and oldman blowing! I will work on it some more later and re post! Thank to everyone for the help and suggestions!

You've gotten some great advice and samples. 100's if not 1000's of dollars of free design advice (thanks Signs101). Design without the silly dragon and whatever the other thing is and if they demand it slap it on the back where it does't ruin your design. Try to educate the client about presenting themselves in the most professional light and their design jus doesn't do it. Also, if they demand the darn dragon tell them not to tell anyone who made their cards.

 

[Biker Scout]

I pretty much ignore the client's wishes about 90% of the time. I always design what I think would look best and is effective for their advertising needs. I don't allow them to tell me how to do my job, like I wouldn't be suggesting HVAC pointers to this client.

 

[kev3232]

he wants gary oldham blowing???

 

[signage]

OK what about this one

 

[signmeup]

I think the business name should be bigger than the phone number. Making the number smaller would give you more room for the laundry list. The drop shadow makes it harder to read.

 

[signage]

Any better?

 

[B Snyder]

Why did you choose a bold display font for subcopy use?

Why is the red lettering casting a blue shadow on a grey background?

Why is so much of it uncentered?

 

[zmatalucci]

It's very "staples'ish"
Try throwing in a reverse panel
Here's a quickie

 

[Tiki]

On your last one make Heating & Cooling a little bigger tighten up the gap between them also try downsizing sales and service
Try some panels to separate your copy

 

[SignManiac]

Nice, very nice Tiki!