jHouse | Business Cards v1

Submitted by jHouse on Fri, 2008-10-17 13:18.

Critique

Yo,

These cards are my first attempt. Do you think the back has all the right things highlighted in the right order?

The gloss indicates I want a UV varnish applied to the main logo.

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Nice...

Submitted by Leaky Penny on Fri, 2008-10-17 16:00.

is the gradient and glare part of the design or just for presentation?

Leaky Penny
www.leakypenny.com

“If you do what you love to do, then you won’t do it in an average way.”
~ Angela Bassett

???

Submitted by jHouse on Fri, 2008-10-17 17:16.

The grad is part of the design (although I may remove it because the paper will be nice and thick) and as said, the "glare" represents the UV finish.

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Space out your name and the

Submitted by mbennett2 on Fri, 2008-10-17 17:34.

Space out your name and the line with the contact information a bit more. Looks nice, but I would proof it without the gloss and on a plain white background.

Cool thanks. What do you

Submitted by jHouse on Fri, 2008-10-17 20:04.

Cool thanks. What do you mean proof it without?

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blonde moment...

Submitted by alissa on Fri, 2008-10-17 23:53.

is that your phone number on the second line?
is the UK different from the US in that respect?

Yea I would have thought the

Submitted by jHouse on Sat, 2008-10-18 07:29.

Yea I would have thought the numbers would be different hehe. It's my mobile number (Cell ;))
Do all american numbers have 555?! I love that in movies. :D

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that's really funny

Submitted by alissa on Sat, 2008-10-18 20:53.

Actually, I don't think anyone has a number that starts with 555, and that's why they use those in the movies. In the US, we have a different sequence of numbers and spacing. something like 123-456-7890. That's why I saw yours and was like "what?!?" Like I said, blonde moment...

area code 555-1212

Submitted by onashir on Sun, 2008-10-26 00:30.

is the Directory info for each are codes LOL

damn, I'm jealous, you're

Submitted by dsauna on Sat, 2008-10-18 14:40.

damn, I'm jealous, you're advancing much faster then I am in creating your identity.

Thanks. I have spare time

Submitted by jHouse on Sat, 2008-10-18 18:46.

Thanks. I have spare time right now and Im really enjoying it. I need to get work in though. 30 emails to design companies - 1 reply.

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in person >>> emails. i know

Submitted by gwells on Sat, 2008-10-18 21:42.

in person >>> emails. i know we now have 1+ generation that's purely electronic in so many ways, but really, nothing beats the personal touch. network, meet some art directors/studio owners, then ask them for "information interviews." that way they can look over your portfolio with you and give you some advice on it. plus, the benefit to you (beyond the advise) is that they now have your contact info and a good idea of what you can do. so if they need help in the future, they can call you. if someone else asks them for recommendations of someone else that can help them, they can recommend you. you'd be surprised at how incestuous like that this industry can be.

Dig the card man, it's

Submitted by luminousnerd.com on Tue, 2008-10-21 00:53.

Dig the card man, it's really sweet. I can't think of a way to improvement, it's simple and sweet and it gets the point across. Great work. (I, for one, like the bird...and the gloss.)

If you send out only 30 emails you are lucky to get even 1 reply. Response rate for cold emails is usually like 1 in 100.

You got to stick to it. Calling or going in person usually trumps an email too, but it's still a numbers game. 30 is not nearly enough! Dedicate several hours to sitting down and dialing (or emailing or whatever) every day. You just gotta grind it man.

Talk to enough people, and you WILL find work (unless you like, totally suck at sales, like totally)

Freelanceswitch.com had articles on cold calling and warm calling recently that you might want to check out.

Thanks,
Jt Hollister
www.whywaitwebs.com

"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."
-Steve Jobs

Cheers. I've signed up he

Submitted by jHouse on Tue, 2008-10-21 07:38.

Cheers. I've signed up he freelance switch, Alliance and Creativepool and Im staring to get noticed. I spent ALL day on my CV and applying and emailing.

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AIGA

Submitted by alissa on Sat, 2008-10-25 23:19.

Are you a member of AIGA?
Might be a good thing to think about joining. LOTS of connections to be found there.
http://www.aiga.org/

I'm from England !

Submitted by jHouse on Tue, 2008-10-28 10:54.

I'm from England !

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When Critiquing

Submitted by onashir on Sun, 2008-10-26 00:29.

It is Ok to be direct and tell the truth.

Ok I just got , your design as style and clean look to it....
I think your logo is overdue on the back section. or front where it is locate above your contact info. it is too busy for no reason. try to lower the opacity and font size, on your contact info/
your services =Branding/web/Print. for some reason looks it does not look real, Sorry I wish I could point out why.

If I sound like a jerk, sorry I am trying to Critique!!!

P.S You logo is Monitor Licking Sexy....