4 Crucial Things That Sometimes Get Overlooked When Designing a Name Card
4 Crucial Things That Sometimes Get Overlooked When Designing a Name Card
Printing your name card in a printing shop is the perfect choice because you can get the highest quality at a fair price and get your cards done in a short amount of time without having to sweat yourself out trying to sort it out on your own.
When designing your business card, there are a few things to keep in mind to add in order to make the printing process go more smoothly to ensure that you have the highest quality business cards possible.
Let's go over each one by one in this article.
1. Text and Illustrations
You must pay attention to the cutline when designing your name card. Place the text or content of the business card, as well as images at least 1/8 inch away from the card's edges to reduce the chance of the text or logo being cut during the process of trimming after printing. To prevent such errors, it is necessary to focus more on the middle/centre. People would find it easy to read if the text and graphics are in the centre, and their attention will be more concentrated on the important parts.
2. Bleed Area
The bleed area is an empty space around the edge of the card. Later in the cutting process, this section will be trimmed, leaving only the part with the design as the final product. When designing your name card, you must have a bleed area. Once you send the template to the printer, make sure to save it as a PDF file so that nothing changes as you upload it. That being said, before you design the bleed area, double-check with the printing service to see how wide of a bleed area they need for your business card printing.
3. Border and Background
The background and border of your name card design should extend somewhat beyond the card's borders to ensure that there is no open space that appears like a gap. This will not look good and reduce the appeal of your business card.
4. Design Resolution
The resolution of any images used on the name card, as well as the resolution of your logo, is crucial. All in the template should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi so that it can be printed in good quality.
If you're not sure how to tell if the design has a good resolution, consider zooming in all the way to 600 per cent and seeing if the pictures or the design are stretched or pixelated. If it's not, it'll be okay to print. However, if the images get pixelated, you should consider changing them to prevent printing a low-quality image.
Don't worry about all these if you're printing your name card at Kiasu Print. With a good price deal, you will get high-quality business cards just with a simple order. It does not matter if you do not have the skills to design, we've got your back.
