Business Card Design ╬ô├ç├╢ Print-Ready Vector Cards

A business card is the smallest piece of print you own and the one most likely to be handled by a stranger. It has to survive a badge printer, a foil die, a letterpress bite and a badly scanned PDF emailed to your printer three hours before the deadline. We design business cards as print-ready vector artwork with the production constraints already accounted for.

Print-ready, not just screen-ready

Most card artwork is exported straight from a layout and breaks somewhere downstream: the fine detail fills in, the spot UV bleeds, the bleed is missing, or the type is set too small for the stock. We build the card to the printer’s specification you give us ╬ô├ç├╢ trim, bleed, safe area, stock colour and finish ╬ô├ç├╢ and supply outlined type plus a live-text version.

Deliverables

Print-ready PDF with bleed, crop and trim marks
Vector source artwork in AI, EPS, SVG and CDR
Front and back artwork as separate closed shapes for die cutting
Spot colour separations where the finish needs it
A flattened proof PNG so you can approve without opening a PDF

Finishes we design for

Spot UV, foil, blind deboss, letterpress, edge painting, white ink on coloured stock, and duplexed coloured stock. Each of these changes the artwork: foil needs slightly heavier strokes, deboss cannot hold a hairline, and a white ink panel on a coloured sheet needs an underbase that does not muddy.

If your printer has not specified the stock, ask them first. The card design and the substrate should be decided together, not after the artwork is finished.

For print shops and design studios

We supply artwork the way a production team wants it: named layers, separate front and back plates, spot colour layers kept intact, and no unexpected fonts or linked images. If you are reselling cards to your own clients, we can also work to your house template and naming convention.

Sizes and stock

The common 85 x 55mm European size, 89 x 51mm US size, 55 x 85mm, and square or tall formats. We can also work to a die you already own ╬ô├ç├╢ send the cutter’s template and we will build the artwork inside it.

Business Card Design FAQ

What files do I get for my business card?

A print-ready PDF with bleed, crop and trim marks, vector source files in AI, EPS, SVG and CDR, and a flattened PNG proof. Front and back are supplied as separate closed shapes for die cutting.

Can you design for spot UV or foil?

Yes. We keep spot colours as separate layers and adjust stroke weights and detail so the foil or spot does not fill in or break up. Send your printer’s tolerance and we will design inside it.

Do you have my printer’s die template?

If you can share the cutter’s template or a previous job that ran cleanly, we will build the artwork inside it so it registers correctly on press.

Can you work to my studio’s house template?

Yes. If you resell cards to your own clients, send your naming convention and template and we will work inside it so the files drop straight into your production flow.