inb4 bad imgur compression, this is an illy file so obv wont be this fucking pixelated

black box will include email + phone



iso harsh critique plz

This post was edited by UncleMuscles on Jan 30 2014 07:29pm

poor text for your name
the bold bar under the text is unnecessary and looks weird
not too fond of the logo and seems slightly too intricate for anything small
black is too black, try a slightly hued dark grey

This post was edited by Conor on Jan 30 2014 08:45pm

Try designing it in PS first, illy can come later
not feeling the margins on the card, aim for smaller text - more negative space
text is extremely bland, doesn't represent you or what you do at all
[black is too black, try a slightly hued dark grey]
put more thought behind the logo than your wordmark, unless you want your wordmark to be your only brand
logo can't just be geometrical, try to match your personality to it. unless you're rigid and flowery

I agree, self branding is a bitch

the nn in tanner isnt even the same.. wat

it screams boring and i dont like the border on the front

Not digging the logo. As previously mentioned, try to come up with something that represents something about you.

You've done so amazing work, don't sell yourself short with a geometry explosion.

This post was edited by Santora on Jan 30 2014 11:46pm

Blehhh shits so difficult

came into thread expecting you to actually have branded yourself
disturbingly disappointed

Let me redirect you to cu_lu's thread

Don't add a border that thin, or at all..unless you're personally x-acto cutting stock paper yourself. Mass prints might leave you with inconsistent spacing around the edge.

Do you plan on putting in contact info? You can obviously trust me with real info via pm, but you need to show at least mocked up contact info.

I need to see the text larger to see if it was kerned correctly. Also, if you were to explain your symbol, what would your elevator speech be on its purpose?

For your 'Graphic Designer' text I recommend a simpler font with a thinner 'D', 'G', and 'C'. Your name font has consistent widths, so the fluctuation of the sub-title is too much. You can either make the sub-title smaller and track it more or find a more consistent width font. See what Avenir looks like. Also, even for your main name you could try Franchise Bold.. Normally it's best to give your personality font to your main title and have the sub-title generic..currently, it's the other way around, even though the title is bold.

The thick underline needs to go as well. Too distracting.

PM me if I don't respond to any updates in this thread.

This post was edited by ericswanson_19 on Jan 31 2014 08:58am

Thank you all! obv going to scrap this and start over on a few.