For me, this would not make my post-card collection, and would probably make the bin before I turned it over to read the name. It is wholy digital completly flat in terms of texture, I don't find the colour scheme or the ratio of the colours at all attractive, and I don't like the size of the card in comparison to the row of circles.
I know this is a terrible photograph, and that it doesn't do the cream and blue icons any favours, but they don't pop out at you any more in real life. This could be a very old card, in which case it could have been ground breaking some years ago, and been a good showcase for a graphic designer, but the composition does not suit the size of the post card. My initial impressions were that it was old without being retro, and not likely to generate any work.
And this feels like another 80's image. I didn't even get the point of the image untill I turned the card over and realised that it was from an editorial on domestic violence. This is a business card, so it really looks like the illustrator has had something published, and decided to stick it on the front of his business card, irrespective of whether it does him any favours or not. The image has a very flat feel to it due to the drawing and the use of colours. The whole image may be much more interesting (I'm assuming this has been cropped) but this particular section makes the illustrator come across as unskilful.
I also got the wrong emotional feel from the card. I didn't pick up on the fact that there is a fist outlined (in red, in the woman's hair), and thought the figure was frowning rather than frightened. When I did realise what the image was saying, I thought it was a strange image to put on a business card. There can't be many 'Domestic violence' articles to illustrate, and must be more positive images to represent yourself. I can't imagine getting much follow-up work from this card.
I've finished now.


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