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Feb 16th 2003#90900 Report
Member since: Oct 9th 2001
Posts: 426
Hi all i just wounder if anyone can help me on this. I just got a new task, I´m suppose to make a bussines card. But don´t know the size on it or how I should present it...

* what size
* I will have both back and front printed. Should I make them in the same page in Illustrator?


Hope someone can help me on this :=)...

thx all.
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Feb 16th 2003#90901 Report
Member since: Aug 10th 2001
Posts: 793
The standard size is : 2 inche by 3,5 inch.
There is no reason to choose another format, stay in this format...

For the design take a look at these article from Chuck Green

http://www.ideabook.com/bizcard.htm
http://www.ideabook.com/rethink/recards.htm

Creating both of them in Illustrator should not be a problem, in fact it should help you in you design process... Make sure you set the crop mark for both of them and talk to you printer about using this format...

Fianaly, if you wish to save money, and still want color card, hve oneside printed in CMYK and the other in Grayscale...

Hope this help you!
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Feb 16th 2003#90943 Report
Member since: Oct 9th 2001
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MAN THIS HELPED ME OUT SO MUCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!
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Feb 16th 2003#90951 Report
Member since: Nov 26th 2001
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Also 3 or less spot colors can save you money as well. Using a vector based program will make the cards come out very nice! I have had issues in the past with using PS for images and they got a bit of scraggly edges versus the text from Illustrator which came out perfect. The client was bit teaved about it.
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Feb 19th 2003#91648 Report
Member since: Jan 1st 1970
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Here's one company's hit list for business cards.

Not an endorsement
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Feb 19th 2003#91655 Report
Member since: May 1st 2002
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you have to make them about an inche wider and higher than what the actual size is.. it has something to do with how they cut them out.
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Feb 20th 2003#91658 Report
Member since: Mar 18th 2001
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Originally posted by Zyconium
you have to make them about an inche wider and higher than what the actual size is.. it has something to do with how they cut them out.


NO. For a full bleed image, no more than 1/8" is necessary. I know of very few people who do full-bleed images on their cards, anyway.

Have a look at the template linked above.
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Feb 20th 2003#91695 Report
Member since: Mar 18th 2001
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i always do full bleed on my cards :D

chris
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Feb 20th 2003#91720 Report
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Yeah, but I'll bet you don't make each card 4.5" X 3" before trim, Chris.
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Feb 20th 2003#91730 Report
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lol, that i do not :D

i tend to aim around the 1/8" bleed... ;)

chris
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