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    Which business card do you prefer?

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    • mattramsey
      mattramsey last edited by

      I'd agree to get a couple of test prints. Also, as @anthemsweet mentioned: the girl in the rain may not come across on a small card like that.

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      • Ace Connell
        Ace Connell last edited by Ace Connell

        C is the best read with an image that small. Definitely C.

        Ace

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        • N
          nicklewis750 last edited by

          If you don't go with the mini portfolio idea, I think business card C is your best option for a couple of reasons. First, the portrait orientation grabs and keeps people's attention a little better than the landscape orientation because of how common landscape is. Second, although all of the illustrations you have there are great, the one on C is more focused and less busy. You give the viewer a scene that immediately is recognizable and could even be interpreted as it being you in the process of working. Probably the same thing you were going for in card A. Illustration C is a a nice little piece and I think gives the viewer an appetite for the rest of your work. Also, I think having your name on top of the illustration isn't really necessary since they'll find it on the info side.

          Some other thoughts, the sketch of illustration on the info side is a nice touch. I would say that if you want to add that red color anywhere you should put it in your type, make your name and contact info stand out from each other somehow.

          Overall, I think this is a great idea for s business card!

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          • Thrace
            Thrace @shinjifujioka last edited by

            @shinjifujioka I love all of your work so I can see this is a difficult decision, I would have not been able to limit the choices to these 3, having said that I think C is your best choice because the concept is more in line with you as the illustrator at work. It seems logical to me but that's just my opinion. As I have told you before your are amazing and I hope you get signed soon!!

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            • Kevin Longueil
              Kevin Longueil SVS OG @shinjifujioka last edited by

              @shinjifujioka For me it is "D" - Quickest read and screams professional - i am usually very distracted by prominent signature size and placement but i think here it is very appropriate - they are all good of course but the color and light of "C" and "D" seems so inviting and in "D" in particular we can see who you are and how awesome your work is in under a second 🙂

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              • Bobby Aquitania
                Bobby Aquitania last edited by

                B - cause I adore all that detail. While graphically C works faster... B is something I'd want to KEEP in my possession hoping that a larger version of it will be printed some day. But then I am biased like one of your relatives, I love all your work bro...

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                • ?
                  A Former User last edited by

                  I like the back images of B and D the best, but I do really like the idea of having the line art behind your info on the front. It definitely brings something unique.

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                  • Lee White
                    Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

                    I think D will be your best bet. It's clean and simple. Many people try to over design a business card, but it's such a small area that simple typically gets the best result.

                    SVS Faculty Instructor
                    www.leewhiteillustration.com

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                    • Lee White
                      Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

                      If you go with Moo.com, you can do all of them. : )

                      SVS Faculty Instructor
                      www.leewhiteillustration.com

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                      • Sarah LuAnn
                        Sarah LuAnn SVS OG last edited by

                        I like the clean white background of the text on D, but the image without the big signature in the way on C. But really, they're all beautiful and you don't have a bad option here 🙂

                        Good luck at the conference by the way! I had alot of fun at the SCBWI conference last weekend, it was humbling and encouraging at the same time. I definitely think going was the right choice.

                        sarahluann.com

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                        • shinjifujioka
                          shinjifujioka SVS OG last edited by

                          I think I've decided on two different cards. B and C. Except C will have the same front as B (but with a blue stripe rather than a red one).

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                          • shinjifujioka
                            shinjifujioka SVS OG last edited by

                            Thanks for helping me decide!

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                            IG: @shinjifujiokastudio

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