Business Cards cont.

After finally having settled on a design and style for my business cards, which now match alot of the branding on my work etc, I have created some prototypes before I send them off to be printed professionally, I'm happy with they way they're looking and excited to get the design sent off!

Craft Candy!

As stated before, my housemate and I work together as a collective as part of Fox Bunting, I've been doing this alongside uni work and now my degree is ending I wish to increase my input into the collective, luckily, to kick this off we've been offered a position on Sheffields Craft Candy Fair as part of the Millenium Galleries in July, we're both so excited about this as its a large event well known for promising independent designers and crafters.  I'm glad this has come about, as I feel I can really begin creating new prints and designs for us and have them ready for this event!

The website

Photos from their last event!

Commission design!

I was recently contacted by an established burlesque performer (Beatrix Von Bourbon) based in the UK and internationally looking for a suitable design for her new official merchandise range to go on sale worldwide, I agreed once the price was negotiated and we began working on a suitable design, exchanging many emails so that both parties input was noted towards the design. I enjoyed working alongside a client such as Beatrix, it was helpful to experience working to specs over emails along with having her input through the whole time, I'm really happy with the outcome and I'm so excited to see it go to print and for sale on July 1st!

Beatrix's Website

The final design, Beatrix wanted the design to be teal and black, to work on a white shirt.

Print & pattern!

I'm so excited to see my work has been featured on one of my favorite design and print blogs, http://printpattern.blogspot.com/

Logina Phillips Design

After sending out more portfolios/Cvs to design companies, I received a reply from Australian print/textile company Longina Phillips wanting to ask me further questions, after a few more emails where exchanged they have offered me the opportunity to do some freelance work for them for various clients, I don't start work for them until after hand in but I'm very excited to have some work in the pipeline!

Some of their work below!

Final Business Card Design!

Here is the final design I have settled on!

I decided the blue was far too over bearing on the pink and that the design should be simple and speaks for it self without having lots of different colours. I feel this design works well with the stylistics of my portfolio and self promotion.

Business card designs!

I'm unsure wether the font choice will be effected by the other colours surrounding it, so before I make a decision I wish to see how it will be effected.

I feel the Minion typeface in regular works best with the banner, for readability, its shaping along the ribbon has a sense of slight quirkyness.

Experimenting with the back of the card and how it works with the front and displaying the nessacary information.

this is the back design I'm favoring the most currently, its simple but compliments the front with the small ribbon illustration.

Here it is on blue, I feel that while the front works well in blue, the back lacks definition.

I think the slight bold addition to the W/E adds a slight definition needed to the information.

Business card designs!

Continuing experimenting with the styles and formats of my business cards.

Paper and Cloth

Success! After sending out many emails to different illustration based studios and agencies I received a reply last night from Paper & Cloth offering me a interview/portfolio chat, we're still discussing when this will happen and where but I'm very excited about possible employment! Some of their work from their site below.

Business card designs.

Decided to experiment with making the design more simple.

                                   

Playing with different typfaces.