Redbanana Businesscard

[tomas.brolen]

A while back I posted a thread with a illustration I made without any intention with. After a bit of thinking I've reshaped it to a business card.

Rough sketch below:



For the backside I haven't yet come up with anything that I like or at least it doesn't feel finished so now I'm asking for your help...

What I've done so far:



Any suggestions are welcome!

[tombo717]

i would try to make it less dynamic right now its a little bit confusing to read and the visual images don't make clear sense also it seems the type on the front is too big I would tone down the front a little bit maybe just have a simple logo in the center

[tsmith]

Just wondering, why not actually have a red banana type logo? It's a unique idea and I could see it being catchy. I checked out your site but did not really see any mention as to what the name symbolizes.

[marieke]

why not a yellow banana THAT would make people wonder
I like teh backside as it is actually.

[Chung Dha]

Front of the card looks more like a poster. Front should not show a slogan or text just the logo with some visual background is inof. On the back is bit too empty to my taste and also really to small typeface of all the info, for me they should be bigger and ad some visual element to is.

[Neal]

I personally like the front! I think it's unique, the fact that it may look like a "poster" or advertisement of sorts it cool, especially for a creative entity. Design and creativity is all about "breaking the rules" and not conforming. With such a powerful front, I might just narrow down the back to the contact info. Good work.

[NancyCarter]

I like the card! I especially like the retro arc shapes. I think that there are too many focal points on the front of the card, all battling for the eye's attention. I always have to check my own designs for this. I would remove the graphic on the right altogether. More closely associate the arc shapes with the title so that it becomes a single primary focal.

On the back... if your audience is over 40, tiny type is not practical.

Another thought... that red arc might be cool on its back, but not symetrically. Kinda like a banana.

It's a great card.

[tomas.brolen]

Thank you all for your thoughts and ideas. I have a few ideas in my mind that I will work on. One idea I had all along is to print it on some sort of recycled paper (maybe something like this).

I can also mention that the name redbanana design isn't really a well thought out name... I mainly got so frustrated while choosing name that both had a free domain name (swedish) and was free for registration as a swedish company... i tried almost a thousand different... ALL TAKEN that I could think of, even my name. So when I found one that wasn't taken and sounded pretty cool I just registered it without a second thought

I have tried to make a logo with a red banana... an obvious choice you say! But I haven't been able to get a look that I'm pleased with, they all get too cartoonish or too web2.0-ish.

Hmmm maybe I should have a logo-contest???

[gfabian]

I think that would be cool, and it is an interesting enough company.
but don't go changing your name to purple pineapple design

[Chung Dha]

You should design your own logo because you are a designer yourself.
Not sure but I think someone is trying to steal your design firm name.
http://www.redbanana.ca/ because yours is .se and not .ca

If you really want to incorperate a banana in your logo you shouldnt only watch picture of it online buy a bag full of banana and play with them and see if you get shapes you never have thought of.

[stlthriot]

Not sure if you have an updated version of the card after these comments but going from the original at the top, it would be cool to see you use the logo you have in your signature for the business card. Maybe something different for the design/shape elements, something more flowing or sleek.

[JasonLarche_Com]

I like the idea that was mentioned above about texture.. I think that would really bring it to life. As far as the back goes, my advice would be that you should omit any info that is on the front. You don't need to repeat yourself, and it will clear up any confusion of what to read first, etc. Any updates..?