Business Card concepts

[Duff-e]

me and a friend have been fixing computers in our neighborhood for some time now and decided to get some business cards made because were tired of writing down our info on napkins.

the name of the company is "octinium" and below it it should say something along the lines of "Computer Repair/Maintenance/Upgrades"

the only other info that must be on the card is

email : dduffy@gmail.com

website: http://www.soontbh.com

and something like "based in middle village ny"

so im asking if you guys could try your best to be creative and give like 5/10 min concept drawings in photoshop making the octinium logo in the middle snazzy looking. you can put the stuff where you like on the card....where you feel it would look best. if you think that im missing some kind of important information that you would add....be my guest

the card will be printed in black and white (most likely), so dont go crazy with the colors. were getting a shit load of them made so if you make the design we choose i'll be more than happy to send a final copy of it to you so you can show your mom. also i have a friend who is looking for someone to design business cards for his boss's company (yes, you get money for it, he uses paypal baby!)....so naturally ill refer you asap.

love, duffy

BE CREATIVE

[curman]

:>

I'm no pro but I gave it a shot, if you tell me what you want for text exactly I'll try adding it..

Tell me what ya think, D-Unit.

[Duff-e]

its very cool but you have to keep 2 key things in mind

1. its going to be black and white, so as cool as that looks its not going to look cool on the card

2. it has to have the full name of the company

3. it has to have WHAT WE DO on the card

4. i was looking for a more sleek, "technology" like look.

thats all i can think of right now

im thinking more like....just edit the text "octinium" and make it just customized enough to be logo....the layout isnt really that important, its more a company logo that is to be had

something i made in 3 seconds and only did half, but to give you an idea

[curman]

Oh I thought you meant Black and White backgrounds of the card, I'll work on more techno-like

p.s. yours is gay

[Duff-e]

thanks

im just saying, this is a case where less is more....apply the methods of KISS (keep it simple stupid)

the word "octinium" has to be "logo-able" as in the font or typeface of the word must be distinguishable from something you would type in times new roman

like this for instance:

the coca cola logo is more like a picture than it is letters....which is why you could easily distinguish it

[curman]

don't cheap out , color helps :

[Duff-e]

color costs like $300 for 75 cards...its pretty nuts

there are alot of nice things you can do with black and white....like i said simplicity is key....i really dont want something flashy, but i dont want just generic text....it has to have some kind of flare to it

which is why im saying be creative with the word "octinium" but keep the rest very professional and "tech" like.

[curman]

Ok 2nd attempt! (they both need text added)

Color:

And for the cheapass black and white version:

Like?

[Duff-e]

thats actually pretty cool....i like the change from the traditional business card like design.....but keep pumping out ideas....i would REALLY like to see a more "techy" look....like streamlined matrix type shit

not because thats what i like but thats what people who like computers like. they go "oooh look its all spacy and i dont understand it, it must mean they're super computer gods"

[curman]

You do know I'll probably be the only one to attempt to make the card, right?

[Duff-e]

why? the guy that is looking for someone to make business cards for him is very liberal with his money...its an easy way to make $100-150 in one shot (in about 30 minutes worth of work)

its their loss if they dont want to try....besides i have curman and hes the man

[curman]

Ok I tried more ..."techy" i suppose with an old school style font

i liked it.

edit: black and white

[xempest]

The first one looks great: color scheme, layout, gear logo. Just change that font, it's tough to read and seems out of place with the lettering below it.

[Duff-e]

see the thing is....i dont think im paying for "designs" i think what i get is a text like this

this is why the "company logo (octinium)" must have a certain design to it (like for example the o overlaplping around the whole word, or the o being smaller than the rest of the word, or the o having a part of it flaring off. it cant really be a "design" while i wish i had the money for the shit you're making....it just isnt going to happen

like i said it has to look professional while techy at the same time....but thats JUST the company "logo" (octinium) not the actual layout of the card itself....for example if the gear was the O in the word octinium....then that might be workable

think about logo's of big time companies today...stuff like dell, ibm, compaq...its all about the simplicity but individuallity of the format of the word....not really about the design around it

[curman]

The first one looks great: color scheme, layout, gear logo. Just change that font, it's tough to read and seems immature...

The first one I showed?

Or..?