I actually like the big red block, but making it smaller won't hurt it too much and will give you a little more room. As long as your stroke is 1 to 1.5 point your printer should be able to hold it (although you may have to request metal plates) If they can't find a new printer.

I concur that GIF file is always preferable to a PDF.

As for the letterhead, what's the context? I guess it looks OK.

Frank, I like the design (the drawing could use some polish), but it doesn't say "trust me" to me. No faces, whispering secrets. I get the concept, but I'm not sure it reads in the design.

That's some intense letterhead. I'm not sure that something that bold needs to be that big as well.

Also, I agree that PDFs are annoying if not supplemented by JPEGs or GIFs for quick viewing.

I guess it depends on what you consider "pro." A pro law firm? No. Design? Why not? Certain professions have more leeway. Whether or not it looks like pro design is rather subjective. I like the big red area, one of the reasons being that it reduces the amount of usable space on the page, making correspondence shorter (hopefully) and more efficient (hopefully) as well as making the copy look less deserted on the page. I also prefer business cards to be one sided, but that may be due to me being a simpleton.

Hi everybody. Thanks for your comments. I posted this and then went off and had a kid.

Sorry about the bad previews. I had no idea they were of such poor quality. I promise to do better next time.

Never trust anyone who says Trust Me. That's the joke. The original logo was cooling towers.