Business card design contest - $50

Discussion in 'Design Contests' started by projectWORD, Aug 4, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi,
    I am looking for 9 business cards in total. Very simple, text should be aligned in one of two ways.
    Two examples of the text alignment are.

    http://www.projectword.co.uk/images/buscardexample1.png

    http://www.projectword.co.uk/images/buscardexample2.png

    I will pay $5 per card or $50 for a complete set.
    Each card must follow the text alignment noted above and should relate to one of these categories:-

    Business Services
    Computers and Internet
    Entertainment and Lifestyle
    Financial and Legal
    Industry
    Property and Tradesmen
    Shopping
    Transport and Auto
    Travel and Tourism

    The text of each card should be very visible, normally black and white are the best options but if you feel another colour looks better then go for it.

    Cards should be roughly 500px wide by 300px high.
     
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  2. kweli

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    #2
    What content needs to be on? Company name etc...
     
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    #3
    Do not worry about the content, that will be produced dynamically.
    You can add the content that is on the example to give a better idea of how content will lay ontop of your design. But basically it doesnt matter.
     
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    #4
    ok thanks :D
     
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    #5
    Submission 1: decided to go for a professional yet virbrant red
    [​IMG]
     
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    #6
    I love the card. The only thing that it is missing is it doesn't really relate to any of the categories. I want to offer these cards to users, having one card from each category.

    In saying this I will accept for card as a general card. One tiny adjustment please, can you change the way the red goes into the left side of the card. Maybe not sure an angle on the curve.

    Excellent though, make this change and you are the winner for one of the cards



     
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    #7
    haha thankyou and yes i will make some alterations a concept i had was to perhaps watermark an image related to the specific category i.e if finance dept a nice grey "briefcase" watermark.

    I also designed another concept whilst i was awating feedback.

    [​IMG]

    Edit:

    I have made the alterations requested and is ready for use.
     
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    #8
    Hey,
    That is excellent. My partner likes the latest one more and I think I do also. The only problem is we will be dynamically creating these so the angled text may be a problem.
    The water mark sounds like a great idea.
    Although we would want something more than the same design but a different water mark for each category. But as far as the finace category goes or a general card that is brilliant
     
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    #9
    Also I know you stated not a fan of a mixed alignment in the card but threw this together for a horizontal layout.

    [​IMG]

    Also it wont be diagonal when i send you them thats just for effect! :)
     
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    #10
    We like this one aswell, lol.
    We thought a good idea is that we could scrap project word in the top right hand corner and replace it with an icon relevant to the category.
    Move the name up a little and scrap the project word at the bottom aswell, central aligning the right side text at the bottom.
    This way we can make category related cards that relate to us and display the information needed.
     
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    #11
    Haha! glad to hear it and i welcome all your suggestions :D remember I can change the red to a different colour quite easily.
     
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    #12
    Also in the future if you ever change your opinion ona certain card i will send you all the designs made for this project including the concepts you don't pick.

    [​IMG]

    Assuming you mean something like that? :)
     
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    #13
    Hey, yeah but could you keep the line at the bottom, the vertical one but scrap the project word part at the bottom.
    The logos will not be dynamic so keeping the outline of the circle but replacing it with the relevant category icon.

    So for the finance card.

    A card that is horizontal, so it is not displayed at an angle. I know this looks better but we need to dynamically change the text.
    The latest card with the above alterations would be brilliant. And as you say we can incorporate the same ideas into your other designs.

    So, my final proposal. Go with the same design with the relevant changes I mentioned above. Leave the project word text in the top right hand corner for the general card. Then replace this with a relevant icon relating to each category for the other categories.
    If you could do this, I am happy to give you the total $50.
     
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    #14
    Oh and if you are interested in this, please post the basic one first and await for my approval, i dont want to suggest any changes to anything before you go ahead and work on the others
     
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    #15
    General card concept:
    [​IMG]
     
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    #16
    yeah, thats great. Thanks
     
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    #17
    Brilliant could you give me an idea on what sort of icons your wanting for each seperate department?
     
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    #18
    Hmm, Im not too sure. I could give you some ideas. Maybe something that follows the colour scheme

    Business Services - breifcase
    Computers and Internet -computer/globe
    Entertainment and Lifestyle - music notes, microphone, smiley face, bike etc
    Financial and Legal - money, coins or notes, judges hammer etc
    Industry - factory with chiney smoke or something
    Property and Tradesmen - a house
    Shopping - shoping basket
    Transport and Auto - a car, train etc
    Travel and Tourism - airplane, palm trees etc
     
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    #19
    Coloured or greyed out?
    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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    #20
    They are amazing dan, worthy winner already!
     
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