Thursday, 8 January 2015

#1 Notes - BUSINESS CARDS


  • When designing business cards, take into account how appropriate the design is. For instance, you can change the shape of the card to reflect the service you're providing, like a spatula for catering, or screen print your design, because your art uses a lot of screen printing, kind of giving a hint to your actual work.
  • http://uk.moo.com/
    &
    http://www.inkylittlefingers.co.uk/
    &
    http://mamas-sauce.com/
    are printers.
    Moo has "superfine" paper, apparently it is lovely paper they use upon request.
    Moo allows multiple designs for an order.
  • Business Cards - 85mm by 55mm


Hard to read

  • Too much caps-lock
  • Light colour font on a dark background, keep it appropriate
  • Too many typefaces
  • Avoid similar typefaces
  • Too many sizes and weights
  • Careless us of colours and tones
  • Inconsistent letter and word spacing - address Tracking, Kerning, Leading
http://webcomicalliance.com/featured-news/font-factor-leading-tracking-and-kerning/
  • Left alignment
  • Negative space is just as important