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magico563 Veteran user UK, sheffield. 381 Posts |
Here is my card. I could not upload them on the Café, so I made a short video of the front and back. This has made them look like poor quality, but the real file, they are great. So in terms of the card itself, what do you guys think?? Should I change anything??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCvGY4BZJYE Thanks, magico563 Click here to view attached image. |
magico563 Veteran user UK, sheffield. 381 Posts |
Ok, maybe it did work. But again, the quality of the image is still not as good as the real file. But anyway, here is the back as well:
Click here to view attached image. |
suspectacts Elite user Boston 493 Posts |
In my opinion, text will read stronger if you replace the comma with a question mark.
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Lyndel Inner circle wrote the theme to the TV show COPS! 1623 Posts |
It would be nice to see some consistency in the colors used for the front and back. If most of the back is going to be red, why not have your name in red on the front also? It will stand out better (that's why stop signs are red) and tie the card together a bit more.
Also, Suspectacts is correct on the punctuation change. Lyndel |
Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
If it were my card, I would use fewer words.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
magicofCurtis Inner circle Los Angeles 2545 Posts |
Hmmm, I like the front, nice photo. I agree with Lyndel, add some continuity to the card.
Your business card is not a SALES flyer, and it should be an introductory to you or a reminder of your services. Your website and other printed material should do the selling. So on the back, sum things up in one short line. Don't forget to add your website on your card. P.S. If you have a similar photo of you not looking down so people can see your eyes and your smile...
Curtis Lovell II
http://www.CurtisLovell.com http://www.MagicofCurtis.com www.facebook.com/curtislovellii Los Angeles, California - U.S.A. |
Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Curtis has a very valid point. They must want to invite you into their house, so look 'em in the eyes and smile.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Hi Tom,
I will try and give you some advice as well as general opinion based on being a magician as well as a graphic designer and illustrator. I hope some of this will be of help to you. My pleasure. The main problem I am seeing is inconsistency in design style and communication between the front of the card and the back of the card. They really look like two entirely different cards for two entirely different people. The front of the card looks clean and corporate and strong in appearance. The use of white space is really quite nice, and it says a more quality performer to me. The back, however, gives me a totally different feel as that of maybe a wedding performer or a high-end illusion person. There is just no connection between the front and the back to really keep the card looking the way it should to convey the message well. You want to establish a certain design style and carry that style on both sides. If your front is using a nice silhouette of you and good use of white space and the gold color, then the back should carry that same look and feel. It is just good design sense and helps establish the brand better. The back of the card is also having a problem due to a design no-no of sorts. You never really want to use white type on a busy photo background. It just makes it very hard on the eye of the viewer, and so they tend not to want to read it. On the front of your card, it usually is a good thing to try and establish a hierarchy of design. Basically, this means making sure that your name stands out more than anything else. This way, they read your name first and then what you do. The easiest way to do this is to simply have your name a few point sizes larger than your title. This way, they read your name first. Just good design sense here is all. I will leave it at this for now and try and chime back in later. I do hope this is of some help to you. PS: I also agree with the others that I would redo the front shot and look towards the camera. Eye contact with a slight smile shows personality, and that is what you want to try and convey. Kyle
Kyle Peron
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magico563 Veteran user UK, sheffield. 381 Posts |
I have got a photo of me looking into the camera with a smile, but I'm not doing anything in the photo to show I'm a magician because it's just a pose photo. What do you guys think, would that be ok??
Thanks, Tom. |
magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Tom,
I feel it needs to be a combination of both. The reason is that people looking at your card look at it often times like a billboard. It needs to convey both your personality and what you do, and do so in a matter of seconds. In this regards, it needs to show that you do magic and also are a nice guy as well. Hope this helps. Kyle
Kyle Peron
http://www.kylekellymagic.com Entertainers Product Site http://kpmagicproducts.com Join Our Facebook Fan Page at http://facebook.com/perondesign |
Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Tom,
I'm not a graphic artist, but I like the head shot.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
nucinud Inner circle New York, New York 1298 Posts |
Change the photo.
Remove the "Why not". Just say "Add..." Keep positive words.
"We are what we pretend to be" Kurt Vonnegut, jr.
Now U C It Now U Don't Harry Mandel www.mandelmagic.com |
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