Business Card Concept

[Myriam]

Hello everybody!

It's been a long time, too long, since I've been here but I have to get back to what I like the most and try to get the business going.

I've been fiddling with a design for a business card. Tried many things for a long time without coming up with anything satisfying. However, I think I finally have something worth showing.

I'd like to hear your opinion/suggestions!

[Ferg]

Hello everybody!

It's been a long time, too long, since I've been here but I have to get back to what I like the most and try to get the business going.

I've been fiddling with a design for a business card. Tried many things for a long time without coming up with anything satisfying. However, I think I finally have something worth showing.

I'd like to hear your opinion/suggestions!

You have been a member for a long time so it would not be appropriate to say welcome but don't stay away so long next time.

I like your card. My youngest daughter is a Graphic Artist. When I get the chance I will show her your card and see what she thinks.

ferg

[bruce johnson]

Myriam,

I like the graphics a lot. Everytime I think I have something that will make a good graphic I do something I think I'd like better. These all get trumped by running out and making a panic order just like last time.

My suggestions are kind of based on who you are giving these out to. I would put your name on them. I think that gives them a more personal feel to have name to go along with the business. Also I had some made up that they put the phone number with the periods to separate things out. Is that a new convention for phone numbers? Several customers didn't figure out that was the phone number. It even took a very close relative who bakes pies and lives with me a minute to figure out that was our phone number. I had them reprint the cards with the area code in parentheses and the seven digit separated with a dash - no more confusion for the traditionalists. Mailing addresses are good, I get a few orders every year that way, and most of my payments. It saves them calling again for the address. My thoughts.

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

My thoughts are that braiding, and leatherwork cover a LOT of ground. You may want to put down some specifics like braiding of bridles, hondas, quirts, whips, whatever ,and for leatherwork put down what you do specifically IE; saddles, purses, repairs, wallets, holsters,etc.

Some folks still are not connected to the net, or have very slow dial up connections that make searching a picture heavy website difficult.

Use the card to separate you from all of the other braiders, and leatherworkers out there.

[TwinOaks]

I, too, think you need your name on the business card. It conveys a sense of dealing with a person instead of a business entity.

[Myriam]

Ferg:

Thanks. I'm eager to know what your daughter thinks. I'll be posting a revised version at the end of my message, so be sure to grab that one too!

Bruce:

Good idea about putting our names. I totally agree, gives it a more personal feel. About the phone number format, it's been around for a few years. I'm glad you gave me some insight about it though. Don't want people wondering what the heck it is, I want them to call! We'd rather not put our mailing address on there. Personal preference. If enough money starts coming in from this, then maybe we'll get a P.O. Box and put that on there.

Big Gun Doctor:

Good idea too about being a little more specific. At first, I didn't want to list anything so I wouldn't limit ourselves or have some people not call because what they want isn't listed. But I think I figured out a way of going around that problem.

Mike:

I agree. I just posted a revised version.

To everyone (whether you have replied or not):

I've taken in the comments received so far and came up with a revised version. Here it is. What do you think? Am I going in the right direction?

Edited January 30, 2011 by Myriam

[Myriam]

Bump!

Anybody else have comments/suggestions?

Edited February 2, 2011 by Myriam

[Ken Nelson]

I like it, I might add that in my opinion anyone getting business cards have them done on the best stock they can afford. A poor quality business card speaks poorly of a business. A retired executive told me this a long time ago and it took me a long time to figure out he was right. Besides the life expectancy of a a high quality card, slick on both sides is MUCH longer than an inexpensive card. Just my 2 cents worth. Ken

[Janne]

^ What he said. I assume you are going to get them printed in color, right?

I really do like the font on "Dakota braiding & leather work". Really good find, that alone communicates "good business" to me I also like the no-nonsense marketing text on the backside, I think that is something you really don't see much over here in Finland.

I also do like the image you have chosen, but I'd perhaps fiddle with its size. I mean, I'd probably scale that down slightly to give the card a bit more free space (free space communicates, too).

In my opinion the texts (your names & numbers) are too close to each other making them a bit hard to read. So scaling down the image may let you give a tad more leading between the rows.

Have you already printed out some test pieces? If not, I'd do that in order to see how the elements in the card look like in relationship to each other in real size.

[Bar C Leather]

I think it looks great. I agree 100% with Ken about quality of the cardstock and gloss is a good idea.

I would personally change "We do a variety of articles..." To "We create" or even "We make" or "hand craft"