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Oh yeah right, McDonalds, Coca Cola, Pepsi, KFC, Burger King, Lays, you name it, they all have logos with prime or close to prime colours.


Now look at ads for, say, Mercedes, prada, fancy watches, expensive shoes, macbooks/imacs etc. They all use dark and muted colours (browns, greens, reds), if they use colour at all (Macbook ads especially are pretty much black and white). because we associate this with luxury and expensive items.
Car ads are interesting things to do this with, just compare an ad for a very cheap car to a middle class one to a luxury car to a super sports car and you'll notice so many differences that tell us so many things. It holds true in the photography as well, cheap items are usually with frontal flash making them look flat, cheap looking photos for a cheap product. Photography for, say, Mercedes or the Macbook Air is dimly and evenly lit for a moody and more 3d looking image.

The 2012 Olympics logo is interesting to look at in that regard as well, the pure magenta en pure yellow in the logo are bold, in your face and screaming. Combined with the angled shape it's a logo you can't not see. It's not pretty but it's very noticeable and instantly recognizable.

And legal writing.

Your cheap shoes won't be nearly as comfortable, stylish, or last nearly as long as my expensive shoes.

It's a trade-off; I just think I come out ahead in this situation.


Ladies definitely like shoes (watches, shoes, and fit of clothes are the easiest ways that women can judge men other than physical characteristics).

And shoes are absolutely essential to your look. Casual? Converse. Slightly dressy but still casual? Chukkas. Night out? Loafers or wingtips. Suit? Cap toe or brogue.

All women may not judge guys based on the shoes or clothes he's wearing (I can already sense a heated post coming from Pigtails on the subject), but a lot do. In dating, it's all about doing everything you can to increase your odds with the women you find attractive. I personally have greater success with women when I'm dressed well, rather than when I'm dressed like a slob (cashmere sweater and nice watch vs hoodie and digital watch).

Just my two cents on shoes and clothes in general.

Style is a matter of taste. I don't like the pointy-toed hipster shoes and they don't mesh well with the rest of my attire. I'm more of a worn jeans, t-shirt and unbuttoned... shirt (you guys need more names for stuff) on top kind of guy. Need some good sneaks to go with that.

As for durability, I've worn out expensive and cheap shoes almost equally fast. It's not so much a matter of how much money was put into the production of the shoe as it is a matter of how thick the soles are. Because I spend a lot of my day walking to and from places, I wear down the soles really fast. Because I'm flatfoot, I wear down the... sec, translating... insoles(?) really fast as well. Combined, it doesn't take long for the wear on both sides to reach the middle and create a hole. And let's face it, when it comes to sneakers, you're often paying for the brand, not the quality.

And comfort depends on the type of insoles I put in them. Because I'm flatfoot and heavy (due to my height I'm over 200lbs), I wear special insoles that supposedly prevent me from destroying my feet when I walk around. The special insoles are cushioned and stuff, so they're quite comfortable. I've worn some of them fancy shoes on special occasions, like weddings and funerals and such. Very uncomfortable when you're used to cushioned insoles.

Shoes, to me, are just footwear. Stuff you put on your feet to keep them dry, secure and warm. That said, I do ensure that my shoes are comfortable when worn, otherwise I'd be wearing clogs all day. I just don't want to fork over $400 for a pair of shoes when I can get some equally comfortable and purrty for $40, unless the $400 shoes last longer than ten pair(s?) of cheap ones.

Combat boots are not comfortable. I was in ROTC for a quarter in college, I speak from experience.

Yeah, love the boots from my military service. They take forever to tie, but are super comfortable and durable.

I'm sure saying something like the following phrase may, or may not, sound kind of weird from me, but I have this urge to play Breath of Fire 3 but I'm not sure if I loaded it onto my PSP and it's aaaaaaaaaaaall the way across the room in my backpack and I don't feel like getting up to check.

Here ya go.

Who knows, it may just happen. Sometime, somewhere far far into the future.


Also, Russians are @#%^ing crazy...


It's a @#%^ing land boat...

In Soviet Russia...

nothing gets you!

Definitely didn't get them properly broken-in. I loved my boots when I was still in, and I try to get a good pair of civy-equivalent boots to wear.

Don't use a photo on a business card, there are some exceptions but it pretty much always looks cheap and bad. A businesscard needs to have your info and your logo and it's only purpose is to get that info across, preferably in a way that makes a good impression (good enough for people to give her a bunch of money to get their dog groomed).

As for DIYing, depends on budget, whether she has InDesign (and knows how to work with it) and how important a good businesscard is to her.

I kinda imagine Theo to be like the guys in the American Psycho business card scene.

But if you write your number on a girl's boobs, how is she going to read the number and call you?

Edited, Aug 31st 2012 1:53pm by Aethien

My business card has my rank and name, organization, phone number and email, and the phrase "Potential Free Lunch Winner."

You can add colour to a bussiness card for a dog groomer but I strongly advise her to stick to 1 colour and not a bright one at that. More than one colour quickly looks cheap. Also, if she wants to DIY it, check www.fontsquirrel.com for a good font (stick to the more serious Serif/Sans serif fonts though).

A logo is good, mandatory even if you ask me. You want to promote your business and a logo makes you more recognizable. I'm also all for some more innovative cards because those will make people remember you in a positive way but it's got to stay practical (no weird sizes and it's got to be affordable).

Mirror, obviously.

I don't have business cards, they offered at work but I knew I'd never use them.

lulz

Get a jerb you gorramn lazy commie!

Apparenly Danish people are the happiest people in the world. Netherlands come in 3rd, I approve of that and I do think I'd be happier if I was living in Norway or Denmark.

Also H. R. Giger. And Helvetica.

Whiskey is good.

Hey you, yeah you, stand still laddie!