Quote (WhyteLinux @ Apr 14 2013 07:18am)
ntb for amateur work
let me guess 300-350gsm matte laminate CMYK full color offset prints?
not sure I understand the yellow lines.
I think it would look really nice with a little more care taken on your vector curves on the logo, perhaps stay true to the style you are trying to portray withe the wax mark and try an embossed letterpress mark on a neat rough stock.
Really? If I'm the amateur, and you're the professional, you'd think you would've been able to tell that those cards are a mock-up I did in 3DSMax.
EDIT: Sorry if that first part seems combative, but what do you expect when you start a comment with "ntb for amateur work." Second, the fact that you followed it up with guess work on how I printed the cards in my second image (a render mock-up done in 3DS Max) just stresses to me that I shouldn't take you seriously.
Third, I'm confused as how the vector curves are not taken care of, as they were done with extensive attention to detail and method to draw the viewer's eye where I wanted it to go. If you tell me something needs to be changed, please tell me why, otherwise I have no idea what to change, or why I'm changing it in the first place.
The only piece of your comment I agree with is the part about the yellow lines. They're intended to represent a gold ribbon, which I'll admit is not very clear. I'm still working on the full set of materials for this (letter head, folder, resume) and hopefully, altogether, it will become a little clearer.
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Finally, I've worked for Ogilvy and Draft FCB, and I am now the Creative Director for a collective with locations in Miami, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Peru. I'm far from an amateur. These designs are the fledgling products of my own Brand Design firm which I'm going to be launching in about 2 years.
This post was edited by Flood on Apr 14 2013 11:02am