Business Card Test (Water Beads)

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So I'm thinking of maybe adding some water beading effect on my business card, but curious on some of your thoughts? Is it too much, is cleaner/simpler better? Is the beading effect cool? Your thoughts as a detailer/hobbyist/potential customer would be appreciated!!

This is my current design:
Business_Card_Front1.jpg


This a beta version of what I'm maybe thinking of for a new version:
Business_Card_Front_test_1.jpg


For some reason when uploading the pictures, they got a little pixelated, so just ignore that if possible, the actual copies are not pixelated. Thanks again!
 
I like it!
When you said water beading and business cards I instantly thought you were going to coat your cards to show your customers the hydrophobic properties of coatings haha.. Then I thought about the plastic business cards I just got and how impressive it would be if I did a 50/50 coating with DLUX.
Back to the topic though, I think doing this with the "spot gloss" effect would look really awesome. Your customers would be able to feel the "beads" on the card. People like things they can feel.
 
Another suggestion would be to add "Featuring beeds" (of course using the actual beeds logo) to the front of the card. I think it would accent the water beads and it adds a level of professionalism and perks peoples interest. What you want is for people to ask you what beeds is out of curiosity, if they haven't already asked about the product their subconscious mind automatically goes into "he's trying to upsell me something I don't need" mode.
 
Hmm, thanks guys, my wife is very much in the camp of the old card, but I like the new one better myself. Just curious on how a potential customer might see it, hence why I posted.

That's a great idea on using the beeds logo Ryan, I have no idea why I hadn't thought of that. I could bump everything up a little and just add a little line with the logo at the bottom:props:
 
The new card design caught my attention instantly. It really stands out from the old one with the addition of the water beads.
 
The card stands out, but perhaps because it's a bit busy
 
Here's an updated version, spent a little more time diversifying the the water droplet sizes/details and made the change Ryan suggested. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

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I like it. I actually think the average car owner does get the idea of what water beading means.

I'm not sure I get the

Featuring beeds


You lose me there. But the rest I like including the water beading. And of course with time and word of mouth, the water beading will work to your advantage with the locals.


Cool place to live by the way...


:)
 
FinishingTouchA said:
I like it!
When you said water beading and business cards I instantly thought you were going to coat your cards to show your customers the hydrophobic properties of coatings haha.. Then I thought about the plastic business cards I just got and how impressive it would be if I did a 50/50 coating with DLUX.
Back to the topic though, I think doing this with the "spot gloss" effect would look really awesome. Your customers would be able to feel the "beads" on the card. People like things they can feel.
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I thought the same thing lol

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Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
I like it. I actually think the average car owner does get the idea of what water beading means.

I'm not sure I get the

Featuring beeds


You lose me there. But the rest I like including the water beading. And of course with time and word of mouth, the water beading will work to your advantage with the locals.


Cool place to live by the way...


:)
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Mike,

Beeds is a coating company.
 
fly07sti said:
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You know which one I'm leaning towards
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That's s cool card! Do customers ever mention anything about the design or does it start any conversations?

Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
I like it. I actually think the average car owner does get the idea of what water beading means.

I'm not sure I get the

Featuring beeds


You lose me there. But the rest I like including the water beading. And of course with time and word of mouth, the water beading will work to your advantage with the locals.


Cool place to live by the way...


:)
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Thanks Mike! That means a lot, yeah, they might not all get the idea of swirls, but beading does seem like a pretty well known concept, especially when considering the types of customers that are my preferred targeted customers.

Yeah, we love Bend! I know you've had great things to say about Oregon in other threads from your time here, and after 9 months in Central Oregon, it really has been awesome!

Charisma said:
Mike,

Beeds is a coating company.
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:xyxthumbs:
 
Thats a pretty sweet card, I like it alot. Its stands out from all the other plain old cards you get or see on the regular.
 
I really like the new version. It looks great. Really stands out from the original card.

BEEDS on brother!
 
jarred767 said:
So I'm thinking of maybe adding some water beading effect on my business card, but curious on some of your thoughts? Is it too much, is cleaner/simpler better? Is the beading effect cool? Your thoughts as a detailer/hobbyist/potential customer would be appreciated!!

This is my current design:
Business_Card_Front1.jpg


This a beta version of what I'm maybe thinking of for a new version:
Business_Card_Front_test_1.jpg


For some reason when uploading the pictures, they got a little pixelated, so just ignore that if possible, the actual copies are not pixelated. Thanks again!
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Looks good,but can be a popper of a card if it was bigger.
 
jarred767 said:
That's s cool card! Do customers ever mention anything about the design or does it start any conversations?

I was a little apprehensive until I got one in my hand. Everyone has liked them so far.
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FinishingTouchA said:
When you said water beading and business cards I instantly thought you were going to coat your cards to show your customers the hydrophobic properties of coatings haha..
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I had the same thought... haha

I like the idea. Looks pretty good. Something to set it apart from the rest!
 
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