I think they're all well made although the first and third would better suit a graphic designer. Of the remaining two, I like the second one better than the fourth. It seems to be more "polished"/finished, and IMO it has more expression. Neither of them really suggest animation to me.
First or last. Both get attention and stand out from the usual designs I've seen. I worked at several small print shops specializing in small-run custom business cards, so I've seen a lot of designs by now. Either will get you remembered, which is what you want.
First gets points for EYE-CATCHING ORANGE, last gets points for actually showing off what it is that you do, which is very important. Third obscures the illustration too much and doesn't catch eyes as much as the first, and the second looks a little too much like it could be a filtered/touched-up photo, so it shows your skill less. (Kind of an odd crit, but it's true.) The second also isn't as memorable as the fourth.
If you can't get a printed proof beforehand, then do the last design, because that first one has a shade of orange which could be hard to reproduce without a lot of trial and error and settings adjustments. The fourth will mostly have problems reproducing that teal - it'll err more towards a purplish greyish light blue. (Well, with the laser machines I'm used to. Really depends on the shop and the printer, etc. I guess the moral is get a proof no matter what you do.)
these are all so awesome! Thinking about a choose...uhm...the illustration in the four is the most outstanding IMO but it quite divert attention from the write so...uhm... for a one-sided card I think the 2 is the best balanced
cause it's me! ahahah AWESOME.
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First gets points for EYE-CATCHING ORANGE, last gets points for actually showing off what it is that you do, which is very important. Third obscures the illustration too much and doesn't catch eyes as much as the first, and the second looks a little too much like it could be a filtered/touched-up photo, so it shows your skill less. (Kind of an odd crit, but it's true.) The second also isn't as memorable as the fourth.
If you can't get a printed proof beforehand, then do the last design, because that first one has a shade of orange which could be hard to reproduce without a lot of trial and error and settings adjustments. The fourth will mostly have problems reproducing that teal - it'll err more towards a purplish greyish light blue. (Well, with the laser machines I'm used to. Really depends on the shop and the printer, etc. I guess the moral is get a proof no matter what you do.)
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