Mars Card Design VOTE!!!!

[palileo]

thanks for the compliments everyone...

I use PhotoShop CS. look forward to talking with ya too Justin.

I think the yellow butterfly is the Club Logo.

I can make whatever changes needed if they'd like to go with it...

Another idea would be if we can get some photos from people in the club and use one of them as the background. I know we have some talented photographers among us. Maybe we can vote for the picture... be kinda like a MARS Pic of the Year.

Ryan

 

[palileo]

Hey Edwin, I think using any full color background will use the same amount of ink... in fact about 1/3 of the card is washed out with white so it uses hardly any in that area. the color comes from how the CMYK mixes, depending on your ink cartridges, if you use up all the blue and not the yellow or magenta, you still need to replace it... unless you have 4 individual cartridges, which really saves the money on color.

I have an Epson Stylus R300M and an Epson Stylus 2000P which use a 6 color process with individual cartridges. They can print really nice lab quality photos and save ink by only having to replace the cartridges as they get used up.

You could also print at a lower resolution but depending how low can look very washed out or pixelated with any background image

if you'd like to cut back on the ink consumption then I'd recommend going with a white background...

 

[Nu2SW]

I was thinking about a white backround. But, Id like to have some color and life to the cards. So im not worrying about it anymore.

I have a epson cx4200 which uses 4 cartridges for bcmy.

Ryan , Add the website to the card. I have a friend that uses PS CS and he is gonna try some stuff also. Ill post the final ones for vote here later today.

 

[JahReefster]

Umm, hope it doesn't ruffle anyone's feathers, but I'd just like to get the card. It's almost April. They all look fine, I think.

 

[MandM]

I vote for Ryan's design. Can we get a banner for the website and letterhead to match???

 

[Nu2SW]

I liked Ryan's alot, But I wanted something a little different that would break up the card a bit. Instead of one image for the backround.

This is what I came up with.

 

[palileo]

If we end up going with my design on the card I can put together a web banner and letterhead to match or would you like that either way? here'a mock-up with the web address...

 

[palileo]

looks good Edwin. just be careful with those black edges... when you print and cut them, you may run into problems getting a nice even border all the way around. and if you're using sheets of perforated cards you may run into problems with registration.

 

[Nu2SW]

Thank you.

SO far the printing looks good.

 

[Avalanche Wolf]

I really like the layout on Ryans card espeical the font. I think the LFS will apperacite the Large 2007 on there so they know the membership year is valid. I think with everything on there it really sums up what having a marine tank is all about great job.

On Edwins , I like the mission statment on there and the black background. Would be nice to see some spacing on the 2007 membership so it doesnt touch the black boarder on the right side it is overlapping into the next box. Also to see the Website address streched to take the whole space up in the block it is in.

Great job both of u !

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9568379#post9568379 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nu2SW
SO far the printing looks good. [/B]

So is that going to be the final version or can we keep inputing or will there be another vote ?

Does this mean my card I got in dec will be replaced with this one ?

 

[palileo]

just messing around with it some more...

 

[Nu2SW]

Request granted.

 

[MandM]

Can we stick to one font? The original blue block font that Ryan did was easier to read.
I like the idea of a mission statement but where did that one come from?

 

[Nu2SW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9570447#post9570447 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MandM

I like the idea of a mission statement but where did that one come from?

From last years membership card.

 

[Brian Prestwood]

Hey Edwin and Ryan

Nice work. Better each time. This is going to be a tough choice.

 

[Eclectic Taste]

Nice looking cards, but really, who's even going to do more than glance at it? You'll stick it in your wallet, and flash it at the LFS when you buy goodies. Just get the expiration date large enough to be seen clearly and you're good to go. Better to spend the time actually printing and distributing the cards than worry about making them "perfect".

Just my opinion.

 

[palileo]

 

[MandM]

Definately number 1. It would look really good for our website banner and our letterhead. The BOD could probably use this basic design for some "business cards" with their contact info. I know Mandy could use them as PR to leave with the LFS owners.
We could also re-do our flyers that we are supposed to drop off at LFS for customers.

 

[MandM]

double post

 

[Reefugee]

"A Society for Meeting, Learning, Applying, and Growing" tells me absolutely nothing about the club. Why not say something like "A Club for Saltwater Aquarium Enthusiasts" or something similar.

Also - what is the source of the background picture? Do we have the author's permission to use it?