moo.com makes *fantastic* cards. Glossy and thick and something I can be proud of. And pretty cheap, too. :)
I can't comment on the local guys, but I love moo.com! Ron On 2013-10-16 21:30, Jay Smith wrote: > I don't have my card designs on me at the moment (not at my home PC at > the moment) but they're done as SVGs and can be perfectly exported at > whatever resolution we desire... > > ...even the dinosaur one. > > Siu, I'll send a higher resolution one your way later tonight. > Although if you'd prefer, I can talk to the guys at Awesome Co [1] > tomorrow and see if we can get something printed up locally on the > cheap. No worries either way though. > > Have a good one, > Jay Smith > > [1] http://www.awesomeco.ca/winnipeg-print/silk-business-cards16.php > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:26 PM, Benjamin Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > > See if you can get the original from Jay which I'm hoping is higher > > resolution. Otherwise, that seems great to me. > > > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It warned it was stretching the image to fit the card, but here you go:are > >> we ok with it? > >> > >> I think a full white background looks "cleaner", but we do typically use a > >> black background on a lot of stuff, like t-shirts, etc. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Jim MacKenzie <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Should still be able to. See if the ones Jay did are high resolution > >>> enough. > >>> > >>> On Oct 16, 2013 7:07 PM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> In the past, you could upload a high-quality .png to moo.com and have > >>>> one made from that. Is that no longer the case? If you can, you should > >>>> be able to design it in The Gimp or Photoshop or Inkscape or whatever. > >>>> > >>>> Ron > >>>> > >>>> On 2013-10-16 18:51, Roswyne wrote: > >>>> > Could anyone provide me with the file they've made for the business > >>>> > cards? > >>>> > I don't have access to any programs to create them, so if I do it, I'll > >>>> > be > >>>> > working online. > >>>> > > >>>> > Unfortunately, moo.com doesn't have the "avenir" font in their drop > >>>> > down. > >>>> > And our "black" square logo has a white background... so in the > >>>> > interests > >>>> > of keeping it as simple as possible, I propose the following (unless > >>>> > someone can give me a file they've created to upload for order): white > >>>> > card, white rectangular logo, physical address only, and weekly meeting > >>>> > time, printed on one side only. > >>>> > > >>>> > I will trust that people with computer access can google "skullspace" > >>>> > to > >>>> > find our website for more info. The back of the card can be used to > >>>> > write > >>>> > any additional information deemed useful at the time. > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > I can't find an equivalent template on vistaprint.ca - they have a > >>>> > billion > >>>> > of them, and I just don't have the time to wade through 'em. > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > Opinions/assistance urgently requested, so that we can get these > >>>> > printed in > >>>> > time for Comicon. Sorry I let this slide, but family issues came up. > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Ian Trump <[email protected]> > >>>> > wrote: > >>>> > > >>>> > > 400 for $ 150'ish is cool. > >>>> > > > >>>> > > Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > > > >>>> > > On 2013-09-13, at 8:23, "Roswyne" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > > > >>>> > > For rough pricing costs, moo.com shows 200 cards for $90 or 400 for > >>>> > > $150, including shipping. > >>>> > > On Sep 12, 2013 5:57 PM, "Ian Trump" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > > > >>>> > >> How much is it going to cost? > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> On 2013-09-12, at 17:51, "Roswyne" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> Has a final decision been made on the design of our business > >>>> > >> cards? > >>>> > >> Has someone else taken it on, or should I move forward so we have > >>>> > >> them in > >>>> > >> time for C4? If so, will SkSp pay for them, or am i? > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> If we're still deciding, here's Protospace's new card for your > >>>> > >> consideration. It does seem more friendly than the old one, in that > >>>> > >> you can > >>>> > >> actually tell why you took it without using your phone to scan the > >>>> > >> qcode. :) > >>>> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>>> > >> From: "Matt Freund" <[email protected]> > >>>> > >> Date: Sep 12, 2013 5:29 PM > >>>> > >> Subject: Re: [PA] We Have New Business Cards > >>>> > >> To: "[email protected]" < > >>>> > >> [email protected]> > >>>> > >> Cc: > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> > Pictures? > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> Sure. Pic attached. Front/Back. > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> We basically went with the barebones sketch I suggested a couple > >>>> > >> months ago. I'm not thrilled with all parts of the design choices, > >>>> > >> nor > >>>> > >> the print quality (also my choice, last minute), but they're > >>>> > >> functional and it got us business cards instead of no business cards > >>>> > >> for Makerfaire. Hayley spent some time making them look a lot better > >>>> > >> than my first drafts that everyone cringed at. > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> The good news is if we get rid of them into people's hands, we're > >>>> > >> free > >>>> > >> to make better ones later. :p > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> -- > >>>> > >> PAY YER DUES! > >>>> > >> --- > >>>> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> > >> Groups > >>>> > >> "Protospace Administration" group. > >>>> > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > >>>> > >> send an > >>>> > >> email to [email protected]. > >>>> > >> To post to this group, send email to > >>>> > >> [email protected]. > >>>> > >> Visit this group at > >>>> > >> http://groups.google.com/group/protospace-administration. > >>>> > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> <New Protospace Cards.jpg> > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >>>> > >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >>>> > >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >>>> > >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >>>> > >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >>>> > >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >>>> > >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >>>> > >> > >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > >>>> > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >>>> > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >>>> > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > >>>> > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >>>> > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >>>> > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >>>> > > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ > >>>> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >>>> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >>>> > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
