Critique: Business Card

[Kgraphics]

Hi, first time here and new to the business. I would like your advice on my business card design.

thanks for looking

http://www.kgraphics.ca/kgcard_a.jpg

[lattequeen]

It is simple and very strong in my opinion. The KG stands out, especially on the second image. Your name seems a little out of place, though. It also looks like it is falling off the side on the right.

[Lula]

The weight of the gray line above your initatials nees to be consistant. The way the bottom gray line on the front does not match up with the white line going through the red box is very jarring. Also, it seems like you should stick to two sizes for the text, it is a bit confusing. That said, I really do like the design. I think if you just fine tune it a bit it will be great!

[Kgraphics]

ThanX for the feedback, This is my first time designing business card so I guess I have alot to learn.:D:D:D

[Jriddim]

yes i highly agree with lula...I think the grey line should line up with the white line in the red box...

[lattequeen]

Yes that is what was bothering me about your name and how it was lined up! If you move that up and maybe change the font sizes up it will look a thousand times better, though it is impressive already.

[Christian223]

Just an idea, what would happen if you delete those two little red triangles that are on the lower and upper right corners of the letter G?.
Also, for some reason that grey line bothers me, it might be my personal taste, but i think the problem is lack of contrast between the red and that grey, maybe if you increase the constrast between both the grey line will be more noticed, and will look better, maybe :)

[wez312]

I'm also not so sure about the gray line above the KG. It seems really disconnected. My only other complaint is the last l in your name, it might just be the lower quality of the image but it doesn't completely bleed off into the white card like I think you meant it to...it's still in the red on the otherside and therefore looks off...

That being said I really do like the overall feel of it, especially the left one.

[Kgraphics]

Thanks for the feedback guys, here is the card with some of the changes. Let me know what you think.

Thanx :)

http://www.kgraphics.ca/kg_a.jpg

[Kgraphics]

Just an idea, what would happen if you delete those two little red triangles that are on the lower and upper right corners of the letter G?.


Tried, and I am not feeling it, trust me you dont want see it. :D

[PrintDriver]

No fax, email or website?

[BJMRGTIVR6]

the website is www.kgraphics.ca (http://www.kgraphics.ca)
coming soon.

i am not feeling the card. no idea what to do other than what some others have said.
However, this is teh second time i have clicked you thread and it has grown on me slightly. sorry for no real help. maybe another time it will hit me what is bothering me about it.

[wez312]

I actually liked the offset line in the red box on the 1st card, I think I would've kept that part...but that's just me.

And did you try completely bleeding off the first and last letter's in your name? You might want to try that or something else, it kinda looks like you just plopped it in right now.

[BJMRGTIVR6]

this may sound rude, but i got back here and looked them over again.
THe placement of the text looks arbitrary. there doesn't appear to have much flow. the number above the logo looks bad (to me) and the name is tiny and most of teh text seems like last minute palcement. i think the 'back'? is it that is centered is better as I see the logo, what you do, and a phone contact. still not eth greatest to me but that is what bugged me before.

It doesn't make me stop and want to look at your card. at the stationery show last week, i would stop by a booth just to look at a cool card and zoned out all else. yours feels (to me) just so-so.

sorry.

[Kgraphics]

Thanks for the feedback, and there is nothing rude about it. Like I said this is my first time doing anything for print. So yea get rude and tell me what is wrong so I can change it for the better. I have to print this fast so I will just go head and print about 1000 just so I have something to give to my clients. Because I hate pulling out a pen and writing my number. But still I will work on a better card soon with all your advice :p:p

Thanks

[Ben Kessler]

I love the design, but your name should be bigger, I think. Also, the K in the "KG" logo is a bit weird. It isn't quite what a upper-case K would look like without the vertical line. This might be intentional, but I find it distracting.

[CamarotaDesign]

I like the KG you did but the placement of all the elements isnt working.

I think you need to open things up a little, let the type breathe. You've got the type too close to the elements such as that gray line and the KG. Also it might be interesting to play around with some web 2.0 styling options.

[budafist]

Phone number stuck to the top of the logo!? That's weird.

[wez312]

I've got to say even though two people have now mentioned that the phone number is in a weird place I actually kinda like it stuck above the logo there, I think it works...

But I do agree that the K looks a little weird too, maybe if you let the G go off a little more too then it would work, but you'd have to be careful not to let the G look like a C then also. If you keep the G that far in the box though then you should bring the k more in too I think...

[mac.FINN]

logo looks nice. I agree with removing the two little bits of negative space around the G.

Red and Gray? Really? That's a strange choice of colours to me. The gray looks ...weak to me and it doesn't suit the red. Plus red is so overused for logos.

[TriciaLynn]

I really like your second design better. The gray lines felt heavy to me. I just think the "graphicdesighn webdesign logodesign" is off balance. It's weighted too much to the left. I see it appears that webdesign is centered under the logo though, but what if you put graphicdesign in the middle? I think it would balance it out more.

[Mitch Wood]

It is OK, but as a design based card I feel it is a little constrained. It makes you look unflexable IMO.

I would look at making it a little more fluid, use the neg space with a little more thought.

It might be your logo that makes it look constained, it might be the wide kern, it could be the standard red...

Personally I look for a little finesse in a design card, but it depends on the who you are touting for work I suppose.

I tend to use a grid for everything, maybe this could be the case here to give the elements breathing space and a sense of meaning on the card.

Good luck soldier!

Edit:

Just an idea, what would happen if you delete those two little red triangles that are on the lower and upper right corners of the letter G?.

I concur