GCU Forum - Silly question!!...

Willaim_132003 Senior Member artist Posts: 433	Silly question!!... May 21^st, 2009, 5:12am Ok, so, I've been on here coming up on 3 years.. and I still don't know how to write a review on someones card design (feeling foolish here)... anyone care to enlighten me on this process? Thanks , Bill
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Catherine_136771 Senior Member artist Posts: 290	Re: Silly question!!... Reply #1 - May 21^st, 2009, 5:23am Under each card in a designer's store are symbols: magnifying glass, text cloud, heart (favorite), pencil (edit) and basket (buy). Click on the text cloud, and you'll be able to write a review and also rate the card. Great cards, btw!
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Pamela_135500 Gold Member artist Posts: 1945	Re: Silly question!!... Reply #2 - May 21^st, 2009, 5:25am William, Under each small card view, there are some icons, the magnifier first and next to that a 'talk bubble'. Click on that and you can leave a comment/review. Is that what you mean? Hope that helps and is clear enough, I am not good with technical terms for things! Pamela
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Willaim_132003 Senior Member artist Posts: 433	Re: Silly question!!... Reply #3 - May 21^st, 2009, 5:39am Thanks Catherine and Pamela... I am now enlightened Bill
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Nan_137018

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Re: Silly question!!...
Reply #4 - May 21^st, 2009, 7:00am

Thanks, I learned how to post a review!
I have another silly question for you all: I saw on another post we can only use an image 2 times? Is that true? Like if I have other uses for the same picture for different events, I cannot post them? I need some clarification, am confused. I only heard this, didn't read it anywhere on GCU. Thanks for your help

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Delores_132508

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Re: Silly question!!...
Reply #5 - May 21^st, 2009, 7:52am

Not a silly question, Nan. Here is a quote from Tom Rent on another forum posting that explains it quite well.

The General Rule is 3 with exceptions..

1. Age, Name and Relationship Specific cards can use the same general image/art. The design can be the same but with the specific name, initial, relationship or age/year differing and setting it apart from it's neighbor.

2. If it's the IDENTICAL image with merely a change of text on the inside, we typically approve all for age, name, relation specific categories but only allow 3 for other categories. This is not ideal because at a glance they do look like the same card.

3. If it's simply a change of color on the identical design for the same category we will only allow 3. If you think customers want more of a choice simply pick your top 3 colors and put in your Artist's Notes that you'll create the card for them in any color they like.

4. The same or similar image/art can be used multiple times (more than 3) if the messaging on the FRONT of the card differs and designates the cards for different categories ie: Father's Day, Birthday for Him, Thank You, Birthday Dad, etc.

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Reply #6 - May 21^st, 2009, 8:45am

For the record, these rules came from a Mindy post that I cut and pasted.

Also for the record, Rule #2 uses the work "typically," meaning cards still can be rejected. I've had POOR SUCCESS getting an identical image used for more than 3 relations, for instance. I tend now to just add the relationship to the image and then keep the inside generic. It makes a better selling card and it is almost as fast to create.

TOM

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Pamela_135500

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Reply #7 - May 21^st, 2009, 9:24am

Quote from Tom_133317 on May 21^st, 2009, 8:45am:

For the record, these rules came from a Mindy post that I cut and pasted.

Also for the record, Rule #2 uses the work "typically," meaning cards still can be rejected. I've had POOR SUCCESS getting an identical image used for more than 3 relations, for instance. I tend now to just add the relationship to the image and then keep the inside generic. It makes a better selling card and it is almost as fast to create.

TOM

I can second that, having just reworked a series of cards rejected for that very reason, three accepted only. The balance I added the relation to the front and am awaiting the outcome.
Fingers crossed! Wink

Pamela

As I wrote this they all? (I have to check )came through! Yea!!!! Thank you to the reviewers.

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Nan_137018 Senior Member artist Posts: 297	Re: Silly question!!... Reply #8 - May 21^st, 2009, 2:32pm Thank you so much for all the good information. VERY helpful! Nan
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