Comments on: Fedora business cards, take two

By: Ian Weller

Ian Weller — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:08:20 +0000

@subdivisions: Yeah, I’ve considered that, but I think Fedora is going to want to decide on *one* design.

By: subdivisions

subdivisions — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:34:43 +0000

Looks pretty polished to me. Personally, I like the reverse side from the first take, but I can understand the need to avoid the costs associated with double sided printing. Would you consider having separate templates for the reverse so those who want to print two sided cards can do so?

By: Ian Weller

Ian Weller — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:18:26 +0000

@Máirín: Also, a single vertical bar on the side does not work well with an inverse Fedora logo, which I maintain should be on the card somewhere. It adds a bit of punch, instead of looking boring.

By: Ian Weller

Ian Weller — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:17:08 +0000

@Máirín: I’ve been going off what could be done with templates such as these from Avery — http://qurl.org/4v

There are no bleeds, unfortunately. I understand your concern, but if there are no bleeds, than a very thin second blue bar will appear nonetheless.

I have thought about making the second blue bar smaller than it currently is; I’ll probably try to make some examples with all the different feedback I’ve received.

By: Máirín

Máirín — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:48:12 +0000

Ian, you can design the template for the cards such that it has a bleed wide enough that you don’t have to worry about cutting too far.

Most business card templates you can buy at office max or wherever have a decent bleed for this reason.

I do maintain that the double-bars I think stray from the Fedora identity.

Have you tried doing a single vertical bar instead?

By: Sparks

Sparks — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:24:14 +0000

I don’t know what everyone is talking about. I like the new cards and I really like the blue bars at the top and the bottom. It really frames the information inside and makes the entire card stand out.

By: Nicolas Mailhot

Nicolas Mailhot — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:10:22 +0000

Thank you for taking feedback into account. I quite like the new version. (Though maybe two bars is a bit much)

By: Thub

Thub — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:43:52 +0000

I agree with Máirín about the two bars. What about having one blue bar at the top, but leaving a 1/4 inch white gap at the top? That should make it easier to make ‘em by hand and still pretty.

By: loupgaroublond

loupgaroublond — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:21:12 +0000

I would shrink the bars down a little bit. The card will feel like it opens up a bit when you have more white space in the middle. Otherwise the cards feel a bit cramped.

By: nicu

nicu — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:33:32 +0000

Ops… I commented in the wrong place, copying it here:

I think I liked better the previous idea (with blue back side) due to its simplicity.
But I understand having the cards printed on both faces is a) more work and b) more pricey.