I'm completely useless at graphics, so I'm asking for a small favour.
I'd like a double sided business card made with the blue/white police chequer across the top so I can add some emergency details on both sides. I've seen online medical ones but they don't include all the info I want, hence the custom. I'm hoping if something happens to me that a nurse, paramedic or police officer will notice it in my wallet and use the info. Having the base graphic would mean I could modify it to change numbers etc as necessary.
If someone could spare the couple of minutes to do this I'd be greatly appreciative. Australian business cards are apparently 85.60 × 53.98mm or 3.370 × 2.125 inches. If I could have it 5x larger so I could also print it A4 and shrink to fit the business card, that would be great.
The reason I'm asking is, I took sick earlier in the year and basically died on the Medical Centre floor. I had no personal info except my wallet and left my phone at home by mistake so they had no idea who to contact. More importantly, and this will sound strange to non pet people, my dogs. My friend or someone in her family will happily come to where I am, take my keys and get my pooches and take care of them.
What's really got me not procrastinating any more on this, is there was a lot of commotion this morning and a driveway full of police cars. My neighbour was talking to her mum on the phone when she stopped. Her mum called the police and they came and kicked in the door, but it was too late. She was the same age as me.
Thanks in advance for any offers of help.
PS: the imaging program I'd add text with is Irfanview. If someone knows something better, free, please let me know.
I'd like a double sided business card made with the blue/white police chequer across the top so I can add some emergency details on both sides. I've seen online medical ones but they don't include all the info I want, hence the custom. I'm hoping if something happens to me that a nurse, paramedic or police officer will notice it in my wallet and use the info. Having the base graphic would mean I could modify it to change numbers etc as necessary.
If someone could spare the couple of minutes to do this I'd be greatly appreciative. Australian business cards are apparently 85.60 × 53.98mm or 3.370 × 2.125 inches. If I could have it 5x larger so I could also print it A4 and shrink to fit the business card, that would be great.
The reason I'm asking is, I took sick earlier in the year and basically died on the Medical Centre floor. I had no personal info except my wallet and left my phone at home by mistake so they had no idea who to contact. More importantly, and this will sound strange to non pet people, my dogs. My friend or someone in her family will happily come to where I am, take my keys and get my pooches and take care of them.
What's really got me not procrastinating any more on this, is there was a lot of commotion this morning and a driveway full of police cars. My neighbour was talking to her mum on the phone when she stopped. Her mum called the police and they came and kicked in the door, but it was too late. She was the same age as me.
Thanks in advance for any offers of help.
PS: the imaging program I'd add text with is Irfanview. If someone knows something better, free, please let me know.
I bet some *real* Graphics designer will chime in, but if not within the day (now starting a busy day), I can make a basic one for you.
I also use Irfanview, quite crude for this but if you already know it, you have no learning curve.
Far better options out there but seem too slow to learn for a single and, let´s acknowledge that, urgent use.
I, or anybody else for that matter, will need:
1) show us the checkered "police" graphic you want to include
2) all of the data you want to include.
I will draw white rectangles for every single item, as, in, say: "Blood Type: [blank rectangle] so you can add text inside with the Irfan View "add text into selection" feature.
I will also suggest "font" (letter type) and size, so it fits there.
In fact give me some generic data, no need to be the real one for privacy but please use same amount of letters and spaces (as in: "Xxxx Dxxx" if your name is "John Doe") so I check such a text actually fits available space.
I will give you a .jpg file which you can open in Irfan View, add relevant text to, resave **using another file name** so you keep original untouched, so you can print this new one.
No need to reduce anything; I can give you, say, 4 double sided cards in a single A4 or Letter sized (please specify which) sheet, so you print it on suitable visit card paper/cardboard, cut them with an X Acto knife and a ruler, glue them back to back (so the card will be stiffer) and if needed, trim edges again for neatness.
Print many of them, carry a couple in your wallet and extra 1 or 2 in different pockets, wallets tend to "disappear" when ugly people see unconscious people lying on the street, even when "helping" them get into a taxi or ambulance.
EDIT: print qite a few, so when the ones carried as spares *outside* your wallet get frayed/dirty you simply replace them with fresh ones.
I also suggest you have a couple of them plastic laminated at some local paper/office shop , you punch 2 holes near edges and hang them with some fishing Nylon from your neck, always wear one under your clothing, just in case.
I also use Irfanview, quite crude for this but if you already know it, you have no learning curve.
Far better options out there but seem too slow to learn for a single and, let´s acknowledge that, urgent use.
I, or anybody else for that matter, will need:
1) show us the checkered "police" graphic you want to include
2) all of the data you want to include.
I will draw white rectangles for every single item, as, in, say: "Blood Type: [blank rectangle] so you can add text inside with the Irfan View "add text into selection" feature.
I will also suggest "font" (letter type) and size, so it fits there.
In fact give me some generic data, no need to be the real one for privacy but please use same amount of letters and spaces (as in: "Xxxx Dxxx" if your name is "John Doe") so I check such a text actually fits available space.
I will give you a .jpg file which you can open in Irfan View, add relevant text to, resave **using another file name** so you keep original untouched, so you can print this new one.
No need to reduce anything; I can give you, say, 4 double sided cards in a single A4 or Letter sized (please specify which) sheet, so you print it on suitable visit card paper/cardboard, cut them with an X Acto knife and a ruler, glue them back to back (so the card will be stiffer) and if needed, trim edges again for neatness.
Print many of them, carry a couple in your wallet and extra 1 or 2 in different pockets, wallets tend to "disappear" when ugly people see unconscious people lying on the street, even when "helping" them get into a taxi or ambulance.
EDIT: print qite a few, so when the ones carried as spares *outside* your wallet get frayed/dirty you simply replace them with fresh ones.
I also suggest you have a couple of them plastic laminated at some local paper/office shop , you punch 2 holes near edges and hang them with some fishing Nylon from your neck, always wear one under your clothing, just in case.
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