What do you guys think of my new business card design?

Would like some feedback on this before I go to vistaprint and order some hardcopies.

Anything but the landfill line. Everything else is golden. Don't let your unwanted clutter go to the dump just kind of confuses people.

Originally Posted by TheFatMan

Anything but the landfill line. Everything else is golden. Don't let your unwanted clutter go to the dump just kind of confuses people.

Yea I think your right. I deleted that part.

i think you should change prezident to recycler

Originally Posted by BurlyGuys

Hey, Bryan, my two cents:

Get rid of the #. Just use standard telephone formatting. (xxx) xxx-xxxx.
Otherwise people look at it and just think "Why?"

I'm iffy on the bottom line, and a tag line certainly never hurts. (Burly Guys: The Official Sponsors of Empty Space!)
But it is kind of half in and half out of your graphic. If you're keeping it, I'd suggest putting it either entirely IN
or entirely OUT of the graphic. Much more easily readable and less confusion.

I think you've got a nice card going on there.

I agree with Burly on moving that ll the way into the center of the card. But, then the ''eco friendly'' logo might look out of place.

Thats what I ended up going with. I agree that the tagline doesn't fit. It'll be nice on a flyer or something but my card is strictly for networking. I probably should have aligned the fonts a bit better and I should ave gone with the (xxx)xxx-xxxx phone format but i ordered this morning before you guys commented. Well I only got 250 of them so next time i'll have to revise it!

Thanks for all your input!

Great job! what software did you use to make it?

I find the central recycling logo overpowering. To me, it makes the card look too "busy" or cluttered.

As others have said, lose the # in front of your phone number. (personal note here; I loathe social media, and even more than social media, I doubly loathe people who call that a "hashtag". It's called a freakin' pound sign! So, if you were to look at me as a possible client for your services, and give me your card like that, you would lose points with me. Yes, for something -that- trivial. It wouldn't be a deal breaker, but it would go in the minus column. Yes, I am indeed a grumpy crotchety old bastage). If someone is too stupid to figure out that's your phone number without the sign, they're not the kind of customer you're looking for anyways.

I'm also not a big fan of the tagline along the bottom. Perhaps you could find a way to shorten it.

Lastly, your business card doesn't actually say what you do. To anyone on this forum and most people in general, I'm sure it's obvious. However, IMO it's always a good idea to make it very clear on your cards. If you're not there in person, your card is your representative. Make it crystal clear what services you offer.

As well, many people may not realize that you actually -pay- for items you pick up. Many people have it in their head that someone will pick up their scrap, but they won't get paid for it. Perhaps you could rework your tagline, or elsewhere on the card, say that you actually pay for some/all/whatever you pick up. I get a fair number of calls from people who have gotten my card from another customer, or from flyers. In other words, I haven't yet given them my pitch. Often, after we've exchanged greetings, one of the first things I hear is, "OK, it says here you PAY for <insert item>" and we go from there. It definitely helps, in my experience.

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by happyisthealero

Great job! what software did you use to make it?

Adobe Photoshop CS5. I've been working with photoshop for well over a decade at this point. If anyone on here ever needs any graphic design work done just let me know i'd be happy to help. I also do web design as well, currently i'm the webmaster of two local business's sites.

Looks Great!

I don't care much for the landfill line. I do something (I believe) more like:
Prevent Waste--Recycle, CALL US TODAY!
But besides that, a good enough design. Actually, good job!