prog: (tom)
prog ([personal profile] prog) wrote2009-08-07 12:14 am

Looking for personal bizcard feedback

Threw this together at moo.com this evening; it's a concept for a personal bizcard, something I can use when I want to represent myself outside of Appleseed or Volity contexts. Looking for feedback on the image and the text content; I'm aware the text itself is too plain and the image is wobbly lookin in this preview. (Blame moo's layout thingy - it was useful enough for this mockup.)



It's playing on the "three personal tags" idea that I first picked up at BarCamp in April. I've settled on these three as a good summary of my primary interests and activities at present, even though I'm not solid on the wording. Currently choosing "Game Studies" over "Ludology" and "Homebrew Television" over "DIY Television".

Thoughts?

[identity profile] cramerica.livejournal.com 2009-08-07 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
I have three personal tags on my cards too; I think it works well.

I'm not sure what you mean by game studies-- game theory, game design, game critique? All/some/none of the above?

The image looks a little thrown together to me. Perhaps subdivision into three images, one per interest, would make it easier to spice up? In particular the VHS tape, if that's what it is, might be replaced with something more exciting, like a shot of your camera/studio setup (if available & I'm interpreting "Homebrew Television" correctly).

[identity profile] gemini6ice.livejournal.com 2009-08-07 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I think three individual pictures would be better than a composite photo.

[identity profile] prog.livejournal.com 2009-08-07 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
By game studies I mean critique, in the formal sense, including study of games' role in history and culture. The discipline is generally called "game studies" in academic circles, at least, and I'm shy about using "game critique" lest people assume I mean I just write reviews of new games.

I also ponder "Comparitive game studies" or perhaps "Comparitive ludology".

[identity profile] prog.livejournal.com 2009-08-07 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Also, it's hard not to see the tape, which is a actually a three-inch-long MiniDV, as a VHS tape now that you mention it. Even though those would be some pretty damn big playing cards if so. :) Funny...