Birthday Invite

People are already starting to take advantage of the fact that I want to be a graphic designer. My roommates are constantly asking if I can make things for them, and with my busy schedule I never actually end up doing it. The other day, my roommate asked if I actually could go through with it this time and make her a birthday invitation for her brother's 30th birthday. Since I didn't have much work due this week, I decided to help her out. I had her practice as if she were the client coming to me as a designer with her idea to let me know exactly what she wanted the invitation to look like. We discussed size, color, graphics, and of course what it was going to say. Not having many true ideas, she decided she trusted me enough to make something good, but it was still fun to pretend it was a real life situation. We both decided together that the invitation should not be one that would be folded, since printing it front & back would be a pain. Since I have been seeing several wedding invites on 4" x 6" horizontal cards, I suggested a similar layout, with a one side design and she agreed. I decided to use a speed limit sign with the number 30 on it, as a fun graphic element that would also represent the 30th birthday. I had the invitation use a red and black scheme, with hints of grays and whites for contrast. For the text, I chose something blocky, yet fun and bold to get the point across. Overall, I think it was a pretty cute concept, and I figured I would share it with everyone just in case they need to do something similar in the future. I obviously went back in and changed all of the information, but you get the idea.