Limo Service Business Card Design
This tutorial shows how I created a limousine service business card using layers of photos and graphics. This Florida limo owner specified he wanted a card with 2 palm trees, a towncar, and the sun. The following sequence illustrates how the effect was created with 3 photographs and custom graphics. I substituted a Florida sunset photo instead of the sun to improve the overall layout.
Step 1: The photo of two palm trees cropped 3-1/2" x 2.0":

Step 2: The limousine company logo graphic was added next:

Step 3: A green graphic to simulate grass was used across the bottom:

Step 4: The pink sunset photo overlay blends in to the palm tree photo:

Step 5: Next, the towncar photo hides the floating palm tree effect:

Step 6: The name, phone, and other details completes the look:

If the palm tree photo looks familiar, it was used in a previous post comparing a photo in screen view and printed. When creating custom business cards it is important to give each client a unique look. If doing a card design for your company, consider combining photos to appear as a single scene. Visit the business card gallery on my main site to view more custom card examples.

TAGS: design tutorial business cards custom graphic design limousine business card
Step 1: The photo of two palm trees cropped 3-1/2" x 2.0":

Step 2: The limousine company logo graphic was added next:

Step 3: A green graphic to simulate grass was used across the bottom:

Step 4: The pink sunset photo overlay blends in to the palm tree photo:

Step 5: Next, the towncar photo hides the floating palm tree effect:

Step 6: The name, phone, and other details completes the look:

If the palm tree photo looks familiar, it was used in a previous post comparing a photo in screen view and printed. When creating custom business cards it is important to give each client a unique look. If doing a card design for your company, consider combining photos to appear as a single scene. Visit the business card gallery on my main site to view more custom card examples.
TAGS: design tutorial business cards custom graphic design limousine business card

Jim Degerstrom 






2 Comments:
Thanks for the quick tutorial on the business card, it would surely give me an idea to on how to make my own business card. I am one of the minds behind the the site, http://www.limoquoter.com. What software should you recommend I could use to make this? Photoshop will do?
Hi, Shauna,
Photoshop is fine if you have it. If not, my choice is Xara Xtreme based on the price which is $100's less and ease of use, plus professional results.
All web design graphics and examples of artwork for print on my site were done in Xara Xtreme.
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