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all updated. this is the card i think i will be printing. it looks quite professional and slick in my opinion, and i like it


http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/ ... 6/1234.jpg

looks ok mike just one astetic point the mike bit seems to close to the edge of the card.

a website is always good to put on a card and microsoft are doing free comercial space at the moment so theres no reason not to have one.

ah yes. the free commercial space, i remmeber you telling me about it.

it is free, however, it appears one must have a credit card as well.
but a good mate of mine is actually going to make a website for me in the upcoming weeks, so there will be a website on there.

thanks.

Just a few comments:

One - the image is clipped on the right side. I'm not sure whether or not this was intentional - but it's jarring and disrupts the flow of the overall design.

With a full black - be VERY CAREFUL with your type. White type like the Mad Mike will stand out - but thin text (especially your serif font for contact info) can easily be gobbled up and dampened against such a heavy color as black. If you want to keep it, I would suggest beefing up your contact information text.

Personally, I don't think the Mad Mike text goes well with the rest of the text. Type is a difficult design element to master. Perhaps keep looking for a more suitable font for your contact info - something that may work more with the display text.

My only other gripe is the image itself. To me this doesn't say "magician". With the roulette wheel, cards, chips and dice it really looks more like you're a gambler. I would see this more as a card for someone in the casino/gaming industry, not magic. If you want to work with a collage-style image like that, perhaps look into developing one that features imagery related more to magic?

yes I agree the picture is not strong for a magician's card....
at a minimum the roulette wheel has to go...

It would indeed be great if you could include a website, however that unfortunately entails having to create one, which is far more daunting than creating your business card. If your website isn't well done, then you've probably done more harm than good to include it.

demitri - what do you mean by clipped?

i will take note of the black ink and white writing, however i was going to get them laminated?

as for the image i though tit would be a nice change from a top hate or a deck of cards. the whole gambling theme is a big part of my act, so i thought it would be best to include it...

Mikey.666 wrote:as for the image i though tit would be a nice change from a top hate or a deck of cards. the whole gambling theme is a big part of my act, so i thought it would be best to include it...

It doesnt say "Magician" to me either, you could get away with it if like you say, you perform alot of gambling effects. But the roulette wheel does seem out of place IMHO.

I do like the style of the card though very sharp

I use a predominantly black design as well. I take a bit of an alternative school of thought and go for a minimal design. If someone needs my phone number, I write it on the back with a personal note to make it just a little more meaningful.

In retrospect, I sort of wish I'd put my number on them, but when I think about it, a lot of college kids wind up with my card and I can do without stalkers

Also, you should consider branding. Your website, letterhead, business cards, and posters/flyers should all have the same design elements and color schemes. The felt curtain I cover my closeup table with, for instance, has the same logo that I have on my business card and my letterhead. Since I redesigned my site, I changed the color scheme, but the graphic elements are still there.

Hope this helps,
Rob

By clipped I mean that it's cut off on the right side. Instead of having the rest of the cards and the chips, it has a hard "line" there. I'm assuming you snagged this picture from somewhere? (If so, make sure you aren't breaching a copyright by using it). If it's yours and you wish to keep it, I would fill in the missing piece of the picture.

Nice design Rob. Love it! I presume you have miscellaneous contact details on the back of the card.

looking much better, just a couple of points.

I'd loose the Tel and email labels as it's pretty obvious what they are.

I personally don't like the Mad Mike type face, try to stick to something more standard, it makes it easier to read.

I also don't like the image, the edges are too harsh.

I don't mean to be too negative and it is comming along nicely

Mikey.666 wrote: tit would be a nice change from a top hate

OT, but - as a very wise man once told me - tits and hate have no place whatsoever on a magician's business card....(sorry - I'll fetch my coat )

I don't know Rob, I think these tits would look lovely on a card

Aw...you always put a damper on my smutty mind, you...you...Smutty Mind-Dampening Lady Person

no need to mock my bone-idle-ness and my crappy typer now is there