06/19/06 12:20 - ID#29293

Bike or iPod Bike or iPod Bike or iPod?

Should I get a nifty new bike or a nifty 30 GB iPod?

Both would be useful in a variety of ways, including transportation sans paying for gas, getting exercise OR the ability to record my voice lessons digitally, having a fun little gadget to play music with, etc...

(Obviously each of those advantages apply to the bike or iPod separately.)

What do you think???

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01/31/06 11:13 - ID#29256

Pick my business card for me!

I think I've talked about this before, but I'm thinking of getting business cards made. I would like lots of opinions. I know I should probably put more information on it, like, offers voice lessons, wants to sing professionally (like be hired for weddings/funerals, etc.) but anyway this is just an outline.

Names and addresses have been changed to protect the innocent.

So pick a number and tell me which you think is the nicest, most professional, most like my personality, etc. Thanks : )

jenks writes at 07:54:50 02/01/06 - Comment #4221: haha, this reminds me of "American Psycho"... I like classic/minimal/clean myself. And personally i think you'd have to be careful with any sort of music-y theme- I fear it would be too easy to come across as amateur or juvenile. But that's just me, and I have no creative talent whatsoever... I dunno... how to stand out without going overboard. I think understated is better. Subtle ink color or a different font. maybe a vertical orientation... That all said, I probably like 1 and 2 the best. 3 the least. That's my 2 cents...

hodown writes at 05:35:17 02/01/06 - Comment #4216: As a working professional myself I'd say either 2 or 4.

ladycroft writes at 08:53:04 02/01/06 - Comment #4214: number 3. just enough flash to catch your eye, but not too busy and not too bland.

paul writes at 05:58:44 02/01/06 - Comment #4207: I would say the last one for sure.

metalpeter writes at 01:39:31 02/01/06 - Comment #4194: I admit I don't know much about Business Cards. I have seen a few really sharp looking ones. The one thing I know is that you want your card to stand out. If your cards are only going to be for music jobs then you should work music into the card somehow. Maybe the use of a music symbol of somekind either raised or engraved on the card maybe even in a light reflective color so that it is seen but dosn't jump out. I am a fan of contrasting colors so that everything sticks out and is super clear. Sometimes high contrast can look really nice but to much can look kinda chessy.

leetee writes at 12:18:27 02/01/06 - Comment #4190: My personal preference is #3, but i am so biased about reds and oranges. And since i don't know you that well, i can only give you information i have from my parents business -- printing.

In general, the less information on a bussines card, the more complicated the background can be. If there is nothing further on the card, then #4 is about at its max when it comes to design. Anything else tends to be too busy looking and too often, dismissed, or some of the information is overlooked.

It also depends on how you are printing them. If the colour goes all the way to the edges like #4, it is called a "full bleed" and printers will charge you way more for it. It means that one card can't be printed on a sheet of paper right beside the other, and it involves way more cutting, and useage of paper, and therefore, more money. Of course, if you are doing them at home on your comp's printer, that is entirely moot.

I tend to like business cards that are a bit unusual, but that is just me. I like the idea (e:Kara) mentioned, with my own twist...

How about an eighth note screened down in the background, with your information in the same colour, but at 100% density, with the orinentation vertical instead of the horizontal ones you have? It will encorporate the eighth note really well, i think. And with only one colour (like say, i dunno, royal purple?), it will appear as though you have 2 -- a lighter and a darker, which will cost a lot less at the printers.

Hope some or any of that is helpfull. :O)

codypomeray writes at 11:59:36 01/31/06 - Comment #4189: i like number 4 its artsy kind of, but one is clean. you have to think which one they will remember....i think 4

jessika writes at 11:46:52 01/31/06 - Comment #4188: i like #1 myself. nice and simple.

kara writes at 11:35:23 01/31/06 - Comment #4187: Graphically, I like #4 the best.

Why not try to incorporate some musical notation, like a G clef. One element on the card, big and bold, would me more memorable than blocks of (pretty) colors.