Need some business card suggestions

Optimum Auto · 12-10-08, 04:30

Hoping you guys could give me some input on a business card that my friend designed for me.Anything i should change or move around?? Hope to hear what you guys think.Thanks!!!
Chris

Lumadar · 12-10-08, 04:33

Not sure I like cutting the front of the car off. It just looks- well, odd.

Also, I wouldn't run your contact info so close to the edge.

I would also include an e-mail address, and make the address of your business slightly smaller. (Unless you are a brick and mortar detailer, then I guess that makes sense).

Also, the shading of black and white makes the "Auto" "a" hard to see/read. Can you shift where the fade hits?

Holden_C04 · 12-10-08, 04:35

Here are my thoughts...

The position of the car is wrong. It looks off. It should be either centered, or on one of the 4 crosshairs (divide the card into 9 squares and aim for for one of the 4 spots where 4 squares meet).

Also, I think it's all too stereotypical for a automotive related business to throw up a picture of a Ferrari that you've probably never worked on up until now. In my opinion, show them something original. As an example, show a picture of you working on a car.

Optimum Auto · 12-10-08, 04:37

Thanks for the response!! This is basically just something that we are going to build off of. There is going to be a back of the card as well and that is where i am going to put the email address.I will have him re size the address and see what he can do with the fade on the name and post up a new pic asap.Thanks again!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lumadar

Not sure I like cutting the front of the car off. It just looks- well, odd.

Also, I wouldn't run your contact info so close to the edge.

I would also include an e-mail address, and make the address of your business slightly smaller. (Unless you are a brick and mortar detailer, then I guess that makes sense).

Also, the shading of black and white makes the "Auto" "a" hard to see/read. Can you shift where the fade hits?

Lumadar · 12-10-08, 04:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holden_C04

Here are my thoughts...

The position of the car is wrong. It looks off. It should be either centered, or on one of the 4 crosshairs (divide the card into 9 squares and aim for for one of the 4 spots where 4 squares meet).

Also, I think it's all too stereotypical for a automotive related business to throw up a picture of a Ferrari that you've probably never worked on up until now. In my opinion, show them something original. As an example, show a picture of you working on a car.

I agree.

That's why I went with a picture of my own truck on mine:

*Sorry for the poor image quality, but you get the point.

Optimum Auto · 12-10-08, 05:22

The modifying of the fade is simple, the problem i just realized is the dpi on that image is standard for computer/web which is only 72 dpi, after uploading the image to a business card printing website it converts it to 300 dpi which makes it look horrible as i'm sure you can imagine. when i create a new document that is 3" x 2" with 300 dpi it takes up my entire screen at 85% zoom so i don't understand if i'm supposed to make the card gigantic and they shrink it or where to go from here guess its back to the drawing board

also here's another image that was started as a teseter with my personal car on it.

Cleaning Fool · 12-10-08, 07:46

Don't forget to use the back of the card for more info and when you finish a car, give your clients a card with a magnet on the back so they can put it on there fridge and not forget you. Business cards get lost, fridge magnets do not.

EcoAutoCT · 12-11-08, 02:38

http://www.vistaprint.com/business-c...ds&dng=1021814

That site has all the necessary dimensions, including bleed size for printing applications.

jefftheman · 12-11-08, 03:00

Vistaprint is your friend. They can make everything up like postcards and websites, to match you cards. Inexpensive as well.