help with self promo work
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- harv
I've always been terrible at designing my own business cards and handouts because I cant seem to settle on an idea. Ive done three quick examples of a card below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bre…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bre…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bre…Any input is welcomed.
- harv0
I feel like I'm getting trapped into those two brands. I might have to scratch that idea. Whats the one you most like?
- utopian0
Some nice cards here as well Harv: http://cardobserver.com
- harv0
- Damn nice!harv
- "the water droplets emphasize our creative process"Baths
- We chose the name "Yacht" because of its strong ties to the creative processmonospaced
- bzsaw0
"quick" is where you went wrong. None of them work.
Take some time and exhaust all your ideas on paper prior to trying to make something up "quick" on the computer.
- monospaced0
But seriously, your type is a bit horsey (unrefined). I won't get into the fact that you're using Futura, but you're sending mixed messages. I can tell you tracked it out to make it look modern and legible, but it still looks dated. You also kind of defeated the purpose of this practice by adding so much tension to the design, especially with how tight your leading is and the total lack of breathing room anywhere.
I can't say your colors are wrong, per say, but the way you used them in overlapping circles invokes blending and merging and not photography. Why the overlapping circles in the first place?
Why do you use the slash, / , when you've already split your contact info onto two lines? Yeah, I know those can look cool, but that's usually in the hands of better type-setters working with a ton more copy at much smaller sizes.
Not to be mean, but this reeks of 1st year design student. I'm sure you have it in you to come up with something more appropriate. Carry on.
- SoulFly0
can I has handouts?
- bigtrickagain0
also... since you're doing a logo and logotype, consider that this will be the basis of your whole identity system, and it should be reflected on your webpage, perhaps your invoices and correspondence, etc.
so take your time and design something that you'll like a year later, because this is something that will (at least, ought to) stick around for a while (:
- I looked at your Krop site, harv. I can imagine the home page http://www.krop.com/… as your card. Done.monospaced
- harv0
Mono thanks for the great break down (destruction). You are terribly wrong with the font though, its Century Gothic.
The overlapping circles are something Ive always like, something that has always caught my eye. Unfortunately If I want to look like a photographer Id have to put a bunch of cameras and lenses on my card or have my own photos on there and that's something I wont do.
The slash was to separate the URL and number in another version. I forgot to clear it.I almost knew the answer of my own questions, because it was almost thoughtless Id expect a critique to match.
I'm going to do just as bzsaw said and do some drawing to come up with what I like and dislike.One thing I'm trying to stray from is over designing my material. Because I want the focus of the viewer to remember that I'm a photographer (the reason I went with krop.com for my portfolio).
Once again thanks for the words of wisdom!
- Century Gothic and Futura are close enough to say that I wasn't "terribly wrong." I only looked at your work for 2 seconds.monospaced
- 2 seconds.monospaced
- I was hoping my comment could be a critique, forcing you to address the issues that the viewer has.monospaced
- I wasn't just bashing, I hope you know. I won't give you exact instructions, I don't believe in that.monospaced
- thanks mono, I looked at the two fonts and saw the similarities. I do appologizeharv
- dirtydesign0
not trying to be an asshole, but start over.
take a close look at the camera, etc you use. maybe theres something specific in your style that will translate...
- dirtydesign0
dude your work is really good. that logo and type doesn't represent you in my opinion.
