[Project Complete] Business,Greeting Cards & Bookmarks for Speaking Business $250

[Vaneese]

(Admin code added by Palmer - 9CF823965G355230M)(for Casey 2395701334)

Hello All,

I had such great success with a previous project submitted until I thought I would give it another go! I have a speaking business and I need some essentials to promote my services. I focus on motivational speaking and small business training!
The goal is to have more than one communication peices for my business to handout or give away. Please visit my website for color and feel in desigining my products at www.vaneesejohnson.com I want the same look duplicated where possible.
Business Cards: Need to be double sided, front stating delivery format: Speaker , Trainer, Facilitator , Consultant, along with address,telephone number, website,email address
Business Card Back: Grass Seeds- Land, Faith, Family, Community, Communication, Education
BookMark-doublesided-front with :Grassroot Options for Your Life Success"
BookMark-backside with Grass Seeds listed and company contact info at the bottom of bookmark.
Greeting Card-Half page front "Grassroot Options for Your Life Success" and back side of the card, my picture,
Mission Statement:To help stimulate your personal growth towards your desired level of professional or personal success through Grassroot Options!
Grassroot Options:Grassroot Options a simple system with strategic methods that helps you to use what you have to get the desired results you want, now!
I hope I have given everyone enough information to get started.
Deadline is April 24, 2006

[glyphica]

Hello! I would love to get started on some ideas for your project. Do you have a specific size in mind for the greeting card? And is everything going to be full color? Thanks!

[Vaneese]

Hi, Thanks for the reply. For the greeting card standard size, half page ( then I can fold in half). As far as colors go, visit my website www.vaneesejohnson.com and work with those colors, I would like the colors to be soft cloud like or transending shade. Which ever background you use, then use the opposite color to do the writing. Hope this helps!
Thanks,
Vaneese

[cazeyzman]

Hello, here is my first attempt at it, I was a little confused about how you wanted the greeting card, I wasn't sure if you wanted the mission and grassrrots on the inside or split.
-Thanks again, all comments welcome :cool:

[Vaneese]

Good Start on the package!
The business card looks good, but remove the bullets before the contact information. On the back side there is a lot going on, so perhaps remove the boxes in the upper left right side of the card.
On the greeting card, the back side, put Grassroots Options before the definition also, can you put the contact information on the back side somewhere? I am not sure about the front side, too much going on, I am going to think on it a little more.
Any ideas on the bookmark? Thanks for getting started!

[Patel]

Hello,
I hope to join in soon. In any case what is the size of the greeting card?

8 1/2 x 11 folded?

Thanks,
Shima

[bogglins]

in what file format would you like to have the design file?

[Vaneese]

Hello, I am not sure. Suggestions? It's been a while since I had to fix my mind in this direction.

[Patel]

Hi Vanessa do you know the size of the greeting card?

Thanks,
Shima

[Vaneese]

Hi Shima,

The size is 8 1/2 by 11 folded.

Thanks!

Vaneese

[Vaneese]

Finally, I did some research and here are the measurements:
10" x 7" folds to 5" x 7". I hope this answers the questions for everyon and I can start seeing some submissions!
Sorry for the lack of clarity! Thanks! Vaneese

[cazeyzman]

HELLO, sorry didn't catch that last post until now with the confirmed sizing although the design shouldn't have to change much to fit that size,
-Thanks

[Vaneese]

Hi Cazeyzman,
Thanks for the update! On the bookmark, I don't like the white space at the top on the back side. The business card looks good, but I am not sure how the printing will turn out with the dark back ground on the top of the card. As far as the greeting card, I like th fading green in the back ground. This one looks a little too overpowering and the back, has a lot going on, I am going to think on suggestions for the back.
Thanks, Vaneese

[Vaneese]

Shima, Are you posting to this project?

[plum74]

Hi Vaneese,

Just wondering if the postcard will be printed full bleed or borderless? Thanks.

Lala

[Vaneese]

Hi Lala! Thanks for joining in!

It can be printed with black or white borders and/or full bleed on glossy paper. Hope this helps!
Also, I want greeting card type font on the front of the card! Thanks, Vaneese

[Patel]

I hope to post and plan to but have some things due on the 24 so that puts in in a hole for now. I will try my best to get something going. If this project gets extended please post.

Thanks,
Shima

[Patel]

Also do you know where you are planning on printing the materials. If so let me know. I will need to know the size of the bookmark or perhaps I can search for the sizes most printers use.

Thanks,
Shima

[Vaneese]

Everything will be printed at www.psprint.com. Hope this helps!
Vaneese

[Fran]

:)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/4053/vaneese24tt.jpg

[Vaneese]

Hi Fran,

Thank you for your submission! I love the flower throughout the products! However, I am not to thrilled about the greeting card. What I want to convey on the front of the card is the saying "Grassroots Options for Your Life Success, Now!" I only want my information on the back of the card! Open to see more! Thanks

[Fran]

Thank you for the feedback.
Here is another version for the greeting card.
:) Fran

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/121/vaneese2rev7sv.jpg

[Vaneese]

Hi Fran,
Thanks for the updated submission. I will have some feedback for you in the morning.Vaneese

[Vaneese]

Hi Fran, Sorry for the delay. Here are my suggestions: On the back of the business card, it seems that flower is running off the page, can you re-adjust that? Also, on the front of the greeting card, can you use maybe a cursive font to kind of soften the words, like you see on the front of a traditional greeting card. Onthe front of the greeting card, the boxes at the bottom look as if the plant is growing out, can you make the same adjustment on the front of the business card and the book mark. The words kind of fade on the back of the business card and the bookmark, can you make them stronger.
Lastly, the mission and description is missing on the back of the greeting card, please add.
Thanks, Vaneese

[Vaneese]

Caseyman, can you add a flower to your artwork, view my website at www.vaneesejohnson.com, also can you change the font style on the front of the greeting card to be more traditional in style. Also, on the front side of the bookmark, I don't like the white space, can you adjust that? Looking forward to the revisions! Thanks,
Vaneese

[cazeyzman]

Thanks,
I'll get on those changes and have them posted later today, also, do you know what type of flower that is?
-Thanks

[abby]

Project Update: The project deadline has been extended to May 1st.

[plum74]

Hi Vaneese,

Presenting my design entry. Please feel free to give comments for improvement. Thank you.

Regards,

Lala

[Vaneese]

Hi Lala,

It looks great! Here is the feedback:
Business Card: Make the offerings a little more prominent, I want people to be able to see on the first look what I do, so can you increase the font on front as well!
Bookmark: Same on the back, it looks like the offerings are lost, can't really see them.
Greeting Card: On the back, my contact information is missing, not sure where to put it because I don't want to take away from it, open to your ideas on this. Good start :)

[Fran]

:) Hello, here is my revision.
Thank you
Fran

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/3532/vaneese2rev20mn.jpg

[Vaneese]

Hi Fran,

Thank you for the quick reply!
Greeting Card- Can you change the font on the GrassRoots (word) and make it more traditional greeting card like.Larger and cursive or French Script and then the other font sized a little smaller than the first line!
BookMark-make the fonts different colors so that key words stand out, like you did on the front of the greeting card!
Flower- it looks a little cartoonish to me, can you find another type of flower,plant like graphic, (ideas: peace lily, cala lilly, somthing that has height, slender and leaves that compliment the height.
Thanks, Vaneese

[cazeyzman]

:d

[Fran]

Hello, here is a different proposal with a flower photo.
:) Fran

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7177/vaneese2rev35rm.jpg

[cazeyzman]

hello :D

[plum74]

Vaneese,

Here is the design with the following revisions, I hope I was able to address all of your preferences:

1. Business Card - larger font size for your services (front) and offerings (back). I also changed the color of the top block (back) to emphasize the word "grass" more.

2. Bookmark (back) larger font for the offerings

3. Card - back: added contact info;
front: added a white line to divide photo and lower block


Lala

[Vaneese]

Hi Lala,

Thank you for your resubmission;however, the advisory group feels like the top of the greeting card and bookmark it too commercial, like we copied a design instead of being creative.
Can you do one last change on the tops of those items. Everything else looks really good.

Thanks, Vaneese

[plum74]

Thanks for the feedback. Here are other options. You might notice that the card has a different shade of purple and green compared to the bookmark and the business card. I wanted to give you options on which shade you prefer.

Please let me know if there is anything else.

Lala

[Vaneese]

Perfect! I really like this one! I will let you know today!

[Fran]

hello :)
my revision
Fran

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7550/vaneese2rev45vw.jpg

[Vaneese]

I have decided to go with Cazeyman's last design! I want to also thank everyone for there energy and efforts, lots of great designs submitted! I will be back for more! Thanks, Vaneese

[Vaneese]

I am double posting this to make sure that I did this correctly! I have chose Cazeyman to be the winner of this contest! I want to thank everyone for their designs and input! I will be back again to use this service! Thank you all, Vaneese

[cazeyzman]

Hello,
Thank you soo much, sorry i didn't post earlier, I was out of town this weekend. Please let me know if you require any furthur revisions. I'll post a higher resolution version layer today for closer examination.
-Thanks

[Palmer]

casey do you have a higher resolution file for her to review? She needs to finalize this very soon.

Thank you :)

[cazeyzman]

Hello,
Here is a link to the final files,

http://www.czmandesign.com/vaneese/


if you need any changes just let me know. There should be pdf files to view for each that include crop marks. I've left the greeting card graphics as separate pages, if you need them fit to page format also let me know.
-Thanks
:D

[abby]

Casey I have your added funds so you can finish up her powerpoint template :)