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- monkeyshine0
First off, my intent is not to be harsh but to help. Having said that...
You are advertising yourself as a graphic designer but I see nothing on your card that shows a keen understanding of design. Having all text center-aligned is not only very boring and dated looking, but also makes my eye shift all over the place.
I suggest you go to a bookstore and study a book on identity design. Find cards that especially appeal to you and try to deconstruct what about the design makes it work.
Questions that come to mind: why use a blue bar in your design? Your name is Blue Man Design...that name is ripe with clever design solutions. An example: Stefan Sagmeister had to design a label for a jean company named Blue.
Well, the obvious solution would be to use the color blue...so, he stepped back from the obvious and came up with a very unique and clever solution to that problem.
You'll have to look him up at the bookstore or library to find what he did because I think before you sit down and continue working on your card, you need to go do some more research.
Good luck.