Stationery Poll
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- gramme0
well, either way I'm looking at one color. Granted, if I engrave my logo that puts the work on two machines rather than one, but I can use the engraving die again. Do you guys think a one-color job, with the engraved bump on my logo would look pretentious as play says? I can't help but feel that just 1C litho, even if it's silver, will look a bit bland without some texture. Gah, I hate these decisions!!
- GetRefresh0
pay the extra as it will certainly pay off.
- gung_hoek0
IMO not worth it, esp. if you can´t spend the money easily, without any afterthoughts.
- chuparosa0
Don't lower your expectations. A strong personal identity makes a big impact.
Also, have you considered bartering with your printer? Perhaps you can do some design work for them in exchange for the printing cost.
- gramme0
They're already giving me a discount. I've given them a fair bit of work in the past. Already talked about barter too, but they just hired an in-house designer so that's a no-go.
- play0
If the engraving really adds to the concept I would say do it. But if it just shows that you know how to engrave something, take another route.
- johndiggity0
- you could also emboss/stamp the business cards too.johndiggity
- I have one of those for my paintings and prints. If you get an antique one they work much better with a new plate.tparsons
- gramme0
*ahem, "...is it worth the money..."
- gramme0
JD could that be done in a week? I've got an interview one week from today.
- NotByHand0
Depends... say you have an interview, and things don't work out... are you going to second-guess the quality of your cards?
If so, then go all the way.
- doesnotexist0
only 250? I feel like it would be the same price for 500, and then after that 1k isn't much more.
- 7point340
how's your resumé?
solid? are you confident in your ability?
the cards wont mean that much, especially in a oneoff run. let the work sell itself. go cheaper.
- nocomply0
Dude... definitely not worth it!
That's just my opinion though. I probably wouldn't even plunk down the $270 in the first place.
I would get some biz cards made cheaply for like $80, print out a resume on some nice paper on my home computer, and call it a day.
- doesnotexist0
maybe go completely digital then or maybe some kind of hand made card that's silkscreened if you don't want to waste...you could set up a screen with a letterhead/business card layout on it and swipe away 1/2 up at a time.
- magnificent_ruin0
spend the extra... no matter what it will look good on your website
- at one point in my life I had $550 to my name and spent $275 on a self promotionmagnificent_ruin
- ha, thanks for the advice Rand :)gramme
- That was Tuesday, wasn't it?NotByHand
- no, yesterdaymagnificent_ruin
- johndiggity0
check with your local stationer, letterpress, stamp or sign maker. i've had rubber stamps of my logo cut in one day. not sure about a metal embossing die though. probably depends on how big they are and if they cut the plates in house.
i think in the end it's a more affordable way to achieve your vision and you can use as needed without wasting.
- that's really nice. i dig it.7point34
- post some pics if you end up doing this.johndiggity
- gramme0
My resume is great, and I have plenty of nice, tactile print samples to show. Thing is, if the interviewing proves to go slow, I need business cards and l'head, immediately.
- tparsons0
You can do some really trick stuff with thermography and its quite inexpensive...