Here at PlasticPrinters.com we like to make sure ordering your plastic cards is a smooth, painless process. If you don’t have a design for your cards, PlasticPrinters.com has a talented graphics team that can design your cards for you. However, if you are sending PlasticPrinters.com your own designed artwork, one of the best ways to prevent delays in your order and to ensure the best results from your printed cards is to send properly designed artwork.

This week we present to you part one of our Top 10 Plastic Business Card Design Tips to help you create outstanding, problem-free plastic card artwork!

1. Create Artwork The Same Size As Your Product

The most important place to start when designing the art for your card to make sure your document is the same size as your final printed product. This may seem obvious, but is actually a commonly overlooked step. If your artwork isn’t the exact same size as your final product, PlasticPrinters.com’s graphics department will have to edit your design to fit, and the results could be slightly different than you expected. Find your product and template here.

2.     Add A Bleed

If your design contains graphics that extend to the edge of the card, it is vital to bleed  your artwork beyond the trimline 1/8”. This means, for example, that for a 3.375” x 2.125” card your final graphic will be 3.625” x 2.375”. This will compensate for any movement the graphic makes during the printing process.

3.     Keep Text in the Safe Area

For the same reason it is important to add bleed, it is also very important to keep text and non-bleeding graphics 1/8” away from the edge of the card, inside what is called the “safe area.” This will prevent any chance of the text inadvertently getting cut off.


Check back for more of our Top 10 Plastic Business Card Design Tips!
Continue to Part 2.


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