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bean (40 pencils) | Thu, 2009-07-23 18:45

i promise this is the last attempt im posting, hopefully it will be ok or easily fixeable, thanks alot for all the advice, at least i'll know better for next time too :)

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Mintsauce | Thu, 2009-07-23 20:53

Yeah, that's much better.

The margins for the back need to be brought in. The text is too close to the side, for two reasons:
1 - Text needs a little breathing space to make it legible. Basically to give your eye a place to "latch on". So close to the edge it confuses the eye.
2 - When these cards are printed and cut words that close to the edge stand a small, but reasonable chance to be chopped right off. (Also, don't forget to add bleed (not to be confused with margins) to the backside of the card when taking it to print.)

Bleed: outside the page edge. (like html margins)
Margins: inside the page edge. (like html padding)

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Ivan | Fri, 2009-07-24 15:35

Everything is addressed by Mintsauce.

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dsauna | Fri, 2009-07-24 15:51

I like it a couple thouhts

Agreed about the text being to close to the margin, not only because of printing problems but because it creates stress in the design. I really don't like business cards with too much information but if you have to I would make the text on the back a little smaller to use more white space.

I like the front of the card, although I would left justify it, to keep the consistency with the back. Or center the back

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mara06 | Sun, 2009-07-26 02:22

Oh yes, this is an enormous improvement. Mintsauce's advice is spot on, as usual.

The tracking on the word "valeting" still bothers me, though. If you have permission to change it, I would suggest you either pull it in and center the word, or make it larger and bolder to fill the space. As is, it really looks low-end; although the company touts its affordability in its very name, you don't want it to look cheap.

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Mintsauce | Sun, 2009-07-26 20:56

Coming from you I consider that a compliment.

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bean | Sun, 2009-07-26 19:32

hello everyone thanks alot, im glad i took ur advice, the valeting company is actually my own, im just starting up, you can probably tell im not a graphic designer or anything, ive just used photoshop as a hobby, ive reloaded the updated image again lol

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Mintsauce | Sun, 2009-07-26 20:55

Good Job Bean,

You can remove the bullets from the centred itemized list. Centered lines already create the itemization that bullets are meant to provide in left alignment.

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mara06 | Sun, 2009-07-26 22:24

If you're new at this, make sure the file you send to your printer is at the highest possible resolution, And of course don't rely on the color that appears on your monitor to tell you what shade of blue you're working with. See if you can get your hands on a Pantone chart, and remember that different qualitites of paper will affect the result: there are cool whites and warm whites and all that, as well as varying degrees of porosity. Most printers will use an aqueous coating and not charge extra for it. You should take advantage of that to give your card a nice silky finish without shine.

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bean | Sun, 2009-07-26 22:13

Cheers! ready for print?

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