What Kind of Business Card I Have
My graphic design business card, part of a corporate identity package - class project, was designed in Adobe Illustrator.
How I Created My Business Card
Standard 2.5" x 3" size, using only two colors (2 shades of blue), I used two type faces: Forte and Monotype Corsiva (if I spelled that right). A dark blue trim and a light blue scribble effect to add contrast.
Although I am still a student, I feel that I am a qualified designer. I have done some real-world design projects for Literacy Volunteers and others. I also designed a business card for a friend.
What I'd Do Differently
- This semester, working on an 8 page brochure project, I added my logo from a USB, but I was working on a Mac at school and the type was still editable. So the Forte type face was substituted. I changed it to something else, and the way the Q attached itself to the D in the word Design looked nice. I thought about changing my logo based on the mistake of not creating outlines. However, I will stay with the original, mainly because I spent a lot of money on T-shirts.
The Software I Used and Why
I Used Illustrator for Vector quality. The copy I am submitting was converted to jpeg in Photoshop though. I hope it's not too pixelated.
The Layout I Used and Why
In Adobe InDesign I created a 12 card template. We were allowed to use whichever program we were comfortable with for the project. I choose InDesign over QuarkXPress because I like InDesign much better; it's easier to work with.
The Fonts and/or Images I Used and Why
I know the principles of unity and contrast: If it's different, make it Very different! but I think that Forte and Monotype Corsiva are a good combination. The size difference in the letter Q (Forte) adds the contrast.
