I need help!
 

So I am finally ordering myself new business cards because my phone number changed. I decided I am going to order a new card this time and I can't make up my mind!

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I want to hear everything you have to say! I love the top ones, the pink, but can't decided that one I like better! The other colours are nice too. So let me know! I can change text postion, size, color, and font face. So if you like one but think the text should be purple or something (the the one on the bottom right) let me know!!!

Thanks :)

If you guys are wondering, this is my old card http://saltypickles.com/old-card.gif

I myself like the one on the top left...the one with the pink. I think they're best with the solid color bar on em no matter what color you go with. hth

I'd go with top right. I think the color-blocking of the ones on the left is a bit stiff. The ones on the right seem to have a bit more flow and balance.

I like the "punch" of the color on top right, too. The blue seemed a bit too serene and the purple at bottom seemed a little washed out. The pinkish one up top has some power to it, softened bu the bigger, but far lighter image on the left-hand side of the card.

I like the top left and bottom left, just because pink and purple are my favorite colors...they're all pretty though!;)

I definatly like the top pinks ones... I like the left one cuz it has more colour, but the one on the right just seems nicer! haha, such a tuff choice!

What is your target market? With the colors & images, they're all ultra-feminine. For that reason, I'd go with the middle-right because I think it has a broader appeal than the others.

I am a web developer. So you are right in the sense that they are ultra-feminine but I kinda wanted that... not sure why. I guess because it is a personal business card and I am girly? haha

I did have some other cards I played with, but I seemed to like the butterfly the best:
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I like the styles on the left best, but I think I prefer the purple one.

I like the bottom right the best...

Could you do half and half...like order say 50 of one and 50 of another?

No... but I could order 250 of one and 250 of the other. lol
They are cheap, but the last batch of cards I had made.... I used maybe 30 and most went to family memebers. I am not into free lance work because of this one guy I tried to make a page for... I won't even get into it. I just like to have them JUST IN CASE. I do video work sometimes and I like to include them in invoices and such. I also want to do a page for my local fish tank store (I go there lots) - I want to see if I can work a deal for a new tank! haha - I guess in that case it doesn't really matter if they are TOO girly? I really like the top right but I am thinking middle right is the way to go so it is not as girly?

I like the top right. It professional with a simple elegance. I hope no one takes offense to this but I think the ones on the right will appeal to a group more likely to be interested in web development.

I agree with you on that because they are more "creative" the ones on the left seem to be very business card like while the ones are the right have a bit of a different style.

However - the ones of the left have more colour and are not so white. I am still pretty sure I am going to order the one on the top right.

Have you ever tried running your own business cards? Since you don't use that many of them, you could print your own much more cheaply. However, you should also start thinking of ways to use up the batches that you buy. Take some card holders to some businesses and ask if you can display your cards there.

I work for a well known (and possibly detested now that we have been bought by a major corporation) printing company, and do some business card consulting in my position. So, here is what I would say to a customer who brought these cards and asked me which one I thought best represented their company.

1.) Definitely go with one of the cards with the 2-tone background presentation. They give the impression that the card holder is part of a company (and therefore reliable) and not an individual who might turn out to by fly-by-night.

2.) (Please don't hate me, my feminist instincts are already cringing at what I am about to say.:^:) Stay away from "feminine" colors schemes (pinks) and go for "neutral" or "masculine" colors (anything but pink). I know, I know, but it is sadly true that while women will pay attention to a card with any color scheme, men will ignore cards with a percieved feminine theme. You'll be, in effect, limiting your potential customer base.:(

3.) Go for the logo: people like an image that seems "logoish" on a card- again, this is related to the fact that people want to know that you will be there next month and next year to continue to support your product.

So, with this in mind, I would choose the blue/green plant theme (plant=development?, looks logo-y). However, I would suggest that the plant be put on the right side of the card, not the left. The reason: the "motion" of the plant image (how your eye moves when you first look at it) is moving the viewers eye from right to left, away from where you want them to look- your name and contact information. By moving it to the other side, you'd be directing their eye right where you want it.

Okay, now that I sound like a know-it-all jerk, you have my vote. Really, though, you should go with the card that you think most accurately represents your company. Good Luck!:)

It costs me $7.56 for 250 cards, I KNOW I can't print them that cheap at home. I looked into getting the paper that that alone was well over $7 plus then I have to have to buy ink for my printer.

Thank you very much for all of that and I do agree. Now I don't have a company, there is just me. And the work that I do on the side is only for people I already know. I already work for a huge web development company and cringe at the thought of doing too much extra work. So in a sense, my cards are probably use more for giving to friends and people I met so I can say here's my number and email, keep in touch. But I do use them to give to people that I intend to do work for (witch isn't many, again, people I already know). I agree about the girly colours and I do agree about the logo. I am however in love with the butterfly. As for moving the plant... I don't think I can. I have design them to a sense, but unfortunally for how cheap I get them I don't have all the control in the world. hmmm... I will keep playing. I was just getting ready to order the top right one. I figured it was more creative and all that. But perhaps the two coloured one is more professional. I was just worried it would look like crap when it was printed.

Sotypical... if you still are reading these... thought I'd weigh in...
i REALLLY like the ones on the right without the bar. But the advice from andoreth makes sense to me. Since you wanted something femnine, could you keep the butterful (which I LOVE.. with tthe larger faded one and teh smaller darker one) but do with less pink and girly colors? Something a bit bolder might help bring it not so girly, yet keeping the creative feminine look.

LOVE the ones with the two butterflys... didn't really love the color bar....


:)