What do you think of this business card?

[MelissaG]

Is there anything I should add or remove? Do you think it's too plain?

And yes, I left out the phone number on purpose. I want people to email me and never answer the phone. I used to be Silver Branch Soapworks,. Do you think I should note that on it?

 

[dmcgee5034]

I think it’s cute, not too plain. Maybe add a QR code that opens your website?

 

[soapmaker]

I don't see "plain" at all. Maybe below the contact you could say "Formerly Silver Branch Soapworks" at least until people get used to Bubble Bayou. Not really a fan of pink and blue but that's just me. If that's your colours, fine.

 

[Misschief]

I'm not going to comment on the design part of it; there's only one person you need to satisfy - you. I will put on my printer's hat and let you know that most printers now print digitally and those machines are be temperamental; atmospheric conditions and humidity affect the colour. Don't be surprised if your cards are a slightly different colour with each print run. Pastel colours are notoriously difficult to match from one run to another.

 

[ScentimentallyYours]

The artwork and colors are lovely @MelissaG! I get a positive emotional reaction when I see them.

The B&W rectangle is jarring: The “Follow on” words and symbols dominate and overshadow your much more important web address and email. What do you think about putting your text in (dark?) teal and letting the artwork be more prominent? Sort of like this:

I agree with @dmcgee5034 about the QR code, but recommend printing it on the back of the card in B&W.
Hope this helps!

 

[MelissaG]

Thank you everyone. I appreciate it.

 

[MelissaG]

The artwork and colors are lovely @MelissaG! I get a positive emotional reaction when I see them.

The B&W rectangle is jarring: The “Follow on” words and symbols dominate and overshadow your much more important web address and email. What do you think about putting your text in (dark?) teal and letting the artwork be more prominent? Sort of like this:
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I agree with @dmcgee5034 about the QR code, but recommend printing it on the back of the card in B&W.
Hope this helps!

Do you mean like this?

 

[ScentimentallyYours]

Do you mean like this?

No, I would show your website and email on the front of the card with your artwork. (I tried to show that with my cut & paste, but I was in a hurry this morning.) Imagine how you will pin it on a community bulletin board in a coffee shop. All info should appear on the front.
On the back, you will save money by printing only in B&W, no color, showing the QR code. You can limit how much space the QR takes up, leaving white space to write when you want to add a note or phone number when you’re networking.

Edit to add: I like the bubbles in the blue-green color on the back.

 

[Misschief]

On the back, you will save money by printing only in B&W, no color, showing the QR code. You can limit how much space the QR takes up, leaving white space to write when you want to add a note or phone number when you’re networking.

Not necessarily. If they're being printed digitally, it doesn't make much of a difference - a click charge is a click charge. If it's being printed on an actual press then, yes, b/w may be less. The majority of printers today print digitally.

 

[ScentimentallyYours]

The majority of printers today print digitally.

My age (past retirement) is showing.

 

[MelissaG]

My age (past retirement) is showing.

It's all cool. I'm starting to feel it too. It's maddening. I've had to ask a fellow vendor whose like 20 years old to help me with apps a couple times. It's so embarrassing. In my defense, the app made a change and I couldn't find what I wanted lol.

 

[MelissaG]

No, I would show your website and email on the front of the card with your artwork. (I tried to show that with my cut & paste, but I was in a hurry this morning.) Imagine how you will pin it on a community bulletin board in a coffee shop. All info should appear on the front.
On the back, you will save money by printing only in B&W, no color, showing the QR code. You can limit how much space the QR takes up, leaving white space to write when you want to add a note or phone number when you’re networking.

Edit to add: I like the bubbles in the blue-green color on the back.

Thank you.