I use Wells Fargo as a secondary bank account, and thought I'd have some fun personalizing my debit card. They offer a free service where you can order a credit or debit card with your personal pictures, photos, or artwork. They went ahead and gave several [uninspired] examples of personalized cards, such as a bunch of smiling friends, a sandy tropical beach, etc, etc. The guidelines as to what they will accept are fairly strict though, and they reserve the final decision as to whether or not they'll accept the design. Reasonable enough - still, I'm a bit disheartened that my first choice got rejected...
...but they didn't specify exactly why, leading me to speculate that it's probably because I don't strictly hold the copyright of the image, or at the very least didn't obviously create it myself. Other than that, it doesn't seem to violate any of the listed rules. I went out of my way to edit the source picture, resizing it, cropping it, doing everything they demanded as far as having the basic layout and format requirements met, so I'm sure it wasn't rejected on the grounds of improper dimensions.
Anyway, I've been bouncing around a few silly ideas here and there, but haven't really settled on a new idea to submit. Anyone here got any ideas they'd like to share? I could really use some help with this, and would hate to have to settle on something groan-inducingly unfun.
...but they didn't specify exactly why, leading me to speculate that it's probably because I don't strictly hold the copyright of the image, or at the very least didn't obviously create it myself. Other than that, it doesn't seem to violate any of the listed rules. I went out of my way to edit the source picture, resizing it, cropping it, doing everything they demanded as far as having the basic layout and format requirements met, so I'm sure it wasn't rejected on the grounds of improper dimensions.
Anyway, I've been bouncing around a few silly ideas here and there, but haven't really settled on a new idea to submit. Anyone here got any ideas they'd like to share? I could really use some help with this, and would hate to have to settle on something groan-inducingly unfun.
"Image Guidelines
Wells Fargo has the sole discretion to accept or reject any image. The guidelines below will help you choose an acceptable image. If your image does not meet these image guidelines, or if we reject it for any other reason, we will send you an email and invite you to try again using a different image.
For all images you must:
-Use one of the following file formats: .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tiff, or .bmp
-Upload a file that is less than three megabytes (that is, 3 MB or 3,000 KB)
-Own the image or have permission from the owner to use the image on your card
-Get approval from the owner if you use any logo, name, or tag line that isn?t yours
For background images you must have pixel dimensions that are greater than or equal to 840x840.
For photos and logos you must have pixel dimensions that are greater than or equal to 400x400.
Images that include any of the following will be rejected:
-Trademarks, copyrighted materials, advertising, or branding
-Celebrities, musicians, athletes, entertainers, or other public figures
-Telephone numbers, URLs, account numbers, addresses, or email addresses
-Cartoon characters or artwork that you have not created and/or do not have permission from the copyright owner to use
-Violent, offensive, anti-social, or death imagery - including any other material that could be perceived as violent
-Provocative, lewd, or sexual content - including nude, semi-nude, or partially clothed pictures of people of any age
-Dead animals, including game animals
-Political or religious imagery
-Symbols representing money or other content that might result in confusion at the point of sale, or that might result in card fraud
-Socially unacceptable or discriminatory behavior or signs (for example, gangs, hatred, drug or alcohol abuse, graffiti, profanity, or other obscene behavior or gestures)
-Images of flags, unless it is one of the flag-related images from our photo gallery"
Wells Fargo has the sole discretion to accept or reject any image. The guidelines below will help you choose an acceptable image. If your image does not meet these image guidelines, or if we reject it for any other reason, we will send you an email and invite you to try again using a different image.
For all images you must:
-Use one of the following file formats: .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tiff, or .bmp
-Upload a file that is less than three megabytes (that is, 3 MB or 3,000 KB)
-Own the image or have permission from the owner to use the image on your card
-Get approval from the owner if you use any logo, name, or tag line that isn?t yours
For background images you must have pixel dimensions that are greater than or equal to 840x840.
For photos and logos you must have pixel dimensions that are greater than or equal to 400x400.
Images that include any of the following will be rejected:
-Trademarks, copyrighted materials, advertising, or branding
-Celebrities, musicians, athletes, entertainers, or other public figures
-Telephone numbers, URLs, account numbers, addresses, or email addresses
-Cartoon characters or artwork that you have not created and/or do not have permission from the copyright owner to use
-Violent, offensive, anti-social, or death imagery - including any other material that could be perceived as violent
-Provocative, lewd, or sexual content - including nude, semi-nude, or partially clothed pictures of people of any age
-Dead animals, including game animals
-Political or religious imagery
-Symbols representing money or other content that might result in confusion at the point of sale, or that might result in card fraud
-Socially unacceptable or discriminatory behavior or signs (for example, gangs, hatred, drug or alcohol abuse, graffiti, profanity, or other obscene behavior or gestures)
-Images of flags, unless it is one of the flag-related images from our photo gallery"
