Business cards have become an integral part of our daily business activities, a small card, expressing the essence of a company. About the method of business card production we are here to do a detailed introduction, which contains several parts, here first roughly: 1, the preparation of information, that is, business cards above the information you want to print. 2, business card design, that is, business card layout. 3, the choice of business card paper. 4, the process of business card production 5, business card production company to print business cards.
1, the production of business cards to prepare the information:
Business cards on the information you want to print the information, which includes: company LGOO, name, title, telephone, contact address, instant messaging number, e-mail address, the company's Web site, etc., but also the company's product information on the top, the business card is a lot of different kinds of business cards, the most common is the Chinese and English version. The most common is the Chinese and English version. This way, the relevant information needed for a business card is basically complete, and if you want to print more personalized information, you can also think of your own.
2, business card design software:
Business card software: business card design there are many ways to realize the general design software, commonly used software CorelDRAW (CD or CDR for short), Illustrator (AI for short) auxiliary graphic tools are generally used in common use of the PHOTOSHOP (PS for short), these software are Is simple and easy to learn commonly used software, in the printing of these software design out of the file can be basically universal, not only printing process because of software transfer and errors. CD and AI software belongs to the vector editing software, in the design of the best choice, its vector performance effect can be in the printing process of the text will not have a jagged edge, and graphics edge is clear, the text is easy to edit. There is also the use of WORD to design, but the design is limited to the function of WORD, it is difficult to show a more ideal effect, you can design a good sketch passed to us, the rest of the beautification by us to complete.
Business card design size: "business card design size" there are many kinds, the most common is 90 * 54, 90 * 50 standard size, most of the domestic business card printing manufacturers are to provide this size of the printing standard, there are 90 * 55 size, but 90 * 55 size of the size of the opening of the very few! There are printing companies to provide this service, it is best not to choose. Many foreign friends to print when the size of 85 * 50 and 85 * 54, these two sizes are more personalized, 85 * 50 with a delicate, 85 * 54 more atmospheric, perhaps in a number of normal size more conspicuous. Another is "folding card design business card" general size for 90 * 108 or 180 * 54 or less, we have printed for the customer 378 * 54 size, quite personalized.
Business card design layout: design layout arrangements for the production of hair method, it is necessary to mention here is the company LOGO (logo, trademark), this is the essence of the enterprise, the overall design should be around the company's LOGO to performance, including the standard color, the standard word, etc., many companies have designed their own VIS (Corporate Visual Identity), which is the most important is to be designed around the implementation of the LOGO. You can also choose pictures to put on your business card, or you can choose a beautiful background (you can choose the light color of the logo as the background). Regarding the "portrait business card" nowadays many companies will print their own photos on the business card, you can also try to choose.
Business card color: color (hue, brightness, color matching) is a more complex intuitive language, the design of a personalized color combination, business cards have an important meaning.
3, business card paper:
Four-color business cards - that is, color printing business cards, the popularity of the commonly used paper is now coated paper and white cardboard, large-scale printing presses intervene to make business card performance is not difficult, a few years ago to print colorful four-color business cards is still a difficult task, but now it has become very easy to provide us with the standing paper there is a powdered paper, rag paper, other paper can also be used in the digital printing to solve the problem.
Spot-color business cards - that is, business card machine printing business cards, now more companies choose the color of the business card PANTONE color to show, so you need to adjust the ink color to print. This type of business card has a lot of advantages in terms of paper selection, there are hundreds of types of paper to choose from, which can better highlight your business card personality performance.
4, business card production process:
From the printing method can be divided into: offset business cards, four-color business cards (color offset business cards), digital printing business cards, metal business cards, PVC card business cards, and so on. There are also some that offer services to print business cards, but we don't recommend this method.
From the production process can be divided into: hot stamping business cards (common: gold, gold, red gold, blue gold), embossed business cards (two fast version of the part you want to protrude rolling type), drum word business cards (printed business cards in the part you want to protrude with the resin heated to protrude), profiled business cards (die-cutting the shape you want to call boring cut), folding card (folding can show more information) and so on. Business card production process is as follows:
A, business card content:
1, the choice of information: text information contains the name of the organization, the name of the business card holder, title and contact methods. Some business cards also have a business scope, a variety of text options, the unit's motto or auspicious words and phrases.
2. Logo Selection: If the user has their own company logo, most of them should be printed on the business card. If your company is a large national enterprise, our database may have your company's logo, you can choose from; if you do not have your logo, you have to use e-mail or fax to us. If you agree to have your logo in our collection, you don't have to send it again for your next business card printing.
3. Picture selection: You can choose to have your personal photo, picture, background, calligraphy and simple map printed on your business card to make your business card more personalized. If you use offset or laser printing, you may not have to consider the size of the picture; if you use screen printing, it is recommended to use a larger picture due to the lower resolution of simple screen printing.
Two, post-processing
Offset business cards and specialty business cards can be delivered after the completion of the printing just boxed, up to the requirement of hot stamping operation. Business card post-processing is mainly for computer business card paper, because of its large format and low thickness of paper can not be used immediately, but also have to over-plastic, die-cutting, hot stamping, boxing and other post-processing.
1, plastic sealing: low-thickness computer business card paper should be thickened, the only way to use the current plastic sealing. Plastic business cards have been popular in the country for many years, is still a major form of business card production, business cards need to be cut into business cards after plastic sealing.
2, cut card: the plasticized business card paper cut into business cards. The current computer business cards must be cut into cards before normal use, business card cutting is an important process in the production of computer business cards.
3, hot stamping: many computer business cards, offset business cards customers require logo or company name for hot stamping, hot stamping is the last process in business card printing. Hot stamping is a special hot stamping machine with a variety of colors of aluminum carbide material hot stamping on the business card.
4, drumming: At present, many business cards on the text or graphics through the drumming process to achieve the crystal drumming effect, this process is the use of letterpress machine to stick in the text on the resin powder melting to achieve.
5, indentation: the use of indentation machine on the business card text or graphics pressed into a raised or depressed. This process business card is a special process.
6, die-cutting: die-cutting process is the use of die-cutting machine on the business card die-cutting, due to the different shapes of the knife die, but the first different shapes of shaped business cards.
7, boxed: business cards are made, loaded into a special business card box, that is, to complete all the production process of business cards. Professional users: preferred CorelDRAW or Illustrator and other professional design software and layout software. Currently more than 90% of professional business card design are using these software. In addition photoshop can also be used, but is not suitable, the design of the work can not be used directly for printing. Because photoshop is a graphic image processing software, not a professional layout software, and it generates all the pictures are not vector, not convenient for printing and output film sheet.
Ordinary users: there is no design basis, and will not use CorelDRAW or Illustrator and other professional design software, you can choose to use the online self-service design business card function. For example, the online business card design function of the Printronix alliance network, free of charge to provide a wealth of business card templates, you only need to enter your business card information can easily design a beautiful business card, you can also print online. Simple and easy to use, provide free download. In addition to providing users with business card editing functions, it also provides a large number of beautiful templates for free, and is constantly updated to cover various industries. Aiming at powerful functions and easy operation, so that people who do not know any image processing technology and design skills can also create a beautiful business card in a few minutes.