First shot at doing a "Business card

[shadowx362]

Well i decided to try and do one...well I had a couple already but this time for reals.
Its pretty simple It has my "signature" GF.net gecko and a California outline on the left. I think I did ok , but I don't know. Let me know what you guys think.

 

[Pepper]

I like it, it would make me want to buy a gecko

What does that Q word say? Qualy?? Or Quality?

 

[LeapinLizards]

I like it. I'm confused by the Q word as well, and I would add another gecko in that upper right area

 

[shadowx362]

Thanks for pointing that out! I looked at it several times and couldn't figure why that word look so strange LOL I am sure to change it. i dont know about the other side pic, but if I find something else that represents CA or something I may be able to put it there.

 

[thekooliest]

I think the picture of California represents California enough, but the blue hurts my eyes. I think it looks good with blue, but please darken it a tiny bit. And yes, change Qualy to Quality.
But otherwise, great job!!!

 

[kyahbean]

I agree about darkening the blue. And maybe another gecko, but I'm not sure it really needs it. Simplicity goes a long way in the consumer marketplace. People don't like stuff that's too busy.

 

[kyahbean]

Also, you could totally move the one gecko over a little and fill some of the whitespace.

 

[THE WHISPERER]

I think you should try one with a black background like your avitar, it might enhance the blue. I was also little curious about the name, your avitar is egeckos but the name on the card is excellent gecko with no "s" have you thought about making it "excellent geckos" or "the excellent gecko". just a thought.

 

[thekooliest]

I think you should try one with a black background like your avitar, it might enhance the blue. I was also little curious about the name, your avitar is egeckos but the name on the card is excellent gecko with no "s" have you thought about making it "excellent geckos" or "the excellent gecko". just a thought.

Good pointers. I think either a darker blue or a black background with the blue would work. Also with the name, I think you should define it as one or the other. Your site is egeckos.com, so I would just stick with that (I think it sounds better too).

 

[shadowx362]

Thanks guys. I tried Excellent Geckos but as of right now my banner is Excellent Gecko, but my domain is Egeckos so I guess I will need that extra "s" in there.
Here is with the corrected "quality"

Here is with the gecko to the left a bit.

Here is one with the "S" and in black

And here is just a bit of everything

 

[shadowx362]

Oh and EGeckos is for Excellent Geckos, but the avatar is just for short.

 

[thekooliest]

I like them all, but I would give #3 (black) the "favorite" award.

 

[shadowx362]

Thanks, just for kicks here is an Old one I did.

I liked all the different pics, but I like a more simple look.

 

[thekooliest]

I liked all the different pics, but I like a more simple look.

That is exactly what I think.

 

[kyahbean]

I dunno, I kinda like the white. You should try making the blues on the white card darker, like the same blue as on the black card. See how that looks.

 

[shadowx362]

^ yeah but if I do that the wording wont show.

 

[kyahbean]

Hm. The black is good, too. It's just very dark and intense. Plus, won't it cost a heck of a lot more in ink to print a mass number of the black ones?

What if you tried putting Excellent Geckos stacked one word on the other instead of overlapping it with the picture of the state?

I dunno. I like them both. Most marketing campaigns we've looked at in my marketing classes emphasize bright colors because that's what is eye-catching. There's no one-size fits all, tho.

Try printing out a few different designs on the actual paper you would mass produce with, and see what you like the looks of better. If you are doing professional printing, the black could work. If you are printing them on a home computer on lower quality paper or with a standard printer, the black might not look the way you want it to.

 

[shadowx362]

Thanks again everyone for the suggestions . I'd be sure to take the suggestion into consideration as soon as I have time to work on it again.
Thanks again,
~Edgar

 

[THE WHISPERER]

ooooo, I like the black:main_thumbsup:

 

[LZRDGRL]

"Quality" is a noun, and "affordable" is an adjective, so those two words are not parallel when you say "Quality and Affordable geckos."

What about "Affordable Quality Geckos" instead?

I like the black a bit better, but the white one is also very pretty (# 3 and 4). Good job. Maybe you can print 50% black, and 50% white

Greetings,

grammar teacher from IL
Chrissy