Nate Hamilton

Branding

By Nate Hamilton

   on Dec 10, 2009
9 Reviews6 Votes1 Favorite640 Views

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  • Carlin Scuderi

    Carlin Scuderi

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    Contact info on front tussles with logo.

    Posted on Dec 10, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    Nice job on these, Nate. You've definitely covered your biggest concern, matching your website. They match very well (love the site too, by the way... especially the tight kerning on your headers).

    There are a couple things I can nit-pick at.

    The first thing I noticed was that the contact information was bolder than the logo type. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not. It's not really a bad thing, but something to consider. You might also want to add your title to the business card. Some people like to know who they're speaking to within the company (in this case, it would seem obvious, but you never know).

    Also, for the background, you might consider adding a little bit of that nice wood texture you have on your website, to dress up the card a little bit. It may be a matter of my own taste, but again, just something to consider.

    I love the simplicity of your letterhead, and I don't think you need to do much to that.

    The back of your card would look awesome with a spot UV on the darker black areas. If you decide to go a different route, you might need to lighten the background just a bit, or darken the text/logo further. I don't think you need to make it white, and I don't think you need to turn it 90 degrees as Ovi suggested (sorry, Ovi!).

    Nice job on these, and I love your designs! Keep up the good work.

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Dec 11, 2009 at 7:09 AM

      Thanks for the feedback Carlin, these are things that I will definitely look at.

  • Ovi Hentea

    Ovi Hentea

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    Back side

    Posted on Dec 10, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    Looks great as of now, but consider the following:

    No All Caps on the name. At the very most Small Caps, in my opinion, as Caps reduces readability.

    Back side, I like the hd powered, I'd vote you turn the 'web print design' 90* CCW.

    Also, I'd make the font color white on the back.

    Best of luck!

  • Codedude

    Codedude

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    I love this!

    Posted on Dec 11, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    This is awesome! I love how it matches your website. The info is easy to find and the design is easy on the eyes. Great job!

  • Jason Pant

    Jason Pant

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    Capitalization

    Posted on Dec 13, 2009 at 4:12 AM

    I would suggest not using caps for your name on the second panel, using all lowercase on the urls instead of random capitalization and lowercase for the url in the third panel as well.

    Beautiful design, I like it.

  • justrik just

    justrik just

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    wow

    Posted on Dec 15, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    Did i mentioned that i like it VERY much?! so clean and subtle with the gradients and shadow. Very nice.

  • Dan Allen Pantinople

    Dan Allen Pantinople

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    very nice!

    Posted on Dec 16, 2009 at 12:21 AM

    nicely done! i love how you kept it simple and at the same time elegant. Keep up the good work!

  • Chris Ramaglia

    Chris Ramaglia

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    Type on the "Web and Print Development"

    Posted on Jan 09, 2010 at 8:16 PM

    Very nice work Nate, I think you definitely nailed matching this with your website. I especially like how you were able to incorporate the shadow with the white band on both the card and site. Overall this is a very clean & smart design, good luck.

  • Hiren Khambhayta

    Hiren Khambhayta

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    Nice effect

    Posted on Jan 16, 2010 at 6:11 AM

    Nice Effect the blow in first looks awesome

  • Julio Rivera

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    coming on

    Posted on Dec 11, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    I know you can do better i seen your work. to gray for me

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Dec 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM

      Wow, I feel like I disappointed my mom...haha, thanks for the feedback!