10,000 yuan business card production equipment plan
2 inkjet printers (six colors/four colors) 2*1,600 yuan
Flatbed scanner 800 yuan
Business card cutting knife 200 yuan
A set of business card laminating machine 380 yuan
Consumables and paper 600 yuan
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Business card offset printing machines, there are about 3,000 domestic general brands.
The consumable paper depends on how many grams you want, and it depends on the local conditions.
But having said that, there are too few people making business cards now. Business cards are now a very low-profit business. The second-hand work of the art club is only 5 yuan per box, which is not very profitable. . .
Business Card Design Techniques
As early as in human history, plastic arts have been used for "recording", not only for "recording", but also for "announcement effect"; The Yungang Grottoes and Dunhuang murals in China, the pyramids in Egypt, and the temple buildings in Greece and Rome are all relics used by rulers to show their power and status, or to promote religious beliefs. In fact, barter was a form of bartering where buying and selling was not yet developed. In the material age, there was no need for advertising; because before the invention of writing, all media for communication or thought were represented by primitive pictures on stone walls or caves. From the perspective of modern design concepts, ancient cave murals are simply The act of "notice", "announcement" or "recording" is the most original graphic advertising design for night markets.
With the advent of text, notices with pictures and text are gradually used to convey opinions in daily life. In China, calligraphy fonts are used to express shop signs; in ancient Greece and Rome, hotel doors often had ivy signs; these were the earliest common advertising designs. Until the Middle Ages, self-sufficient economic productivity led to the rise of commerce; printing continued The successive invention of papermaking opened up the form and scale of modern advertising design. With the rapid changes in the modern capitalist structure, industrial industrialization and mechanical production have made the scope of commercial transactions wider and the circulation faster; for industry or the consumer public, Advertising is also expanding day by day, and graphic design used in plastic arts is also moving towards diversified development. "Business card" design is one of them.
What I want to talk about here is the business card design that belongs to visual communication; Business cards are both "painting" and "design" visual media. In the past, most business card designs were simple and concise. Today's business cards are much more interesting than before, with font expressions, color block expressions, pattern expressions, Changes in color expression, decoration expression, and even layout make the business card no longer a simple piece of lifeless paper; it becomes a medium that deepens the impression when people meet for the first time.
Discuss the forms of beauty
What is design? In layman’s terms, it’s like sending out a business card. On the one hand, we need to make the other party know us, and on the other hand, the business card must be beautiful and elegant. Basically, the birth of practical and beautiful business cards , is design; but what is the motivation for design? Of course it is for needs, the need for business, and the need for communication. This phenomenon is just like human beings needing light, and candles and electric lamps were invented. Therefore, design can also be used for invention. Explain, if we look at design from the perspective of invention, designers are scientists who rack their brains, unless it is to create human civilization. Therefore, if we first establish such a complete and sound concept about design, then we can engage in it. Commercial design will be able to create an exquisite and healthy culture through various means in commercial design.
The concept of "beauty" is very abstract, especially for non-academics, who often fall into It's a dilemma that we can't think about. But we can be sure that most people's choices are similar, that is, the "business card" itself is designed to achieve a certain "beautiful" form. The discussion of beautiful forms comes from the Greek philosopher Aristotle Since then, Kant, Hegel and others have done famous research, and modern psychological aesthetics scholars have sorted out the forms of beauty into seven categories after various analyzes and reviews. However, we must also understand that the form is fixed. , in different eras, the interpretation of the form of beauty should be different.
1. Rhythm: It is not easy to express rhythm through the weirdness of words or the composition of a collection of graphics, but it is not easy. According to the analysis of modeling methods, it can generally be divided into two types: repetition and gradient. When these two methods are used interactively with rules or irregular phenomena, they can develop into infinite graphics.
2. Symmetry : It can convey the psychological feeling of order, stability, static solemnity and majesty; for example, a shape with equal left and right or up and down is called substantial symmetry; when the left and right or up and down are not completely equal, but can also produce a sense of symmetry visually, Become the symmetry of feeling.
3. Contrast: Compare two opposite elements with each other, such as straight line and curve, long and short, thick and thin, light and dark, black and white, big and small, sharp and blunt etc., resulting in the phenomenon that the strong is stronger and the weak is weaker; and each emphasizes the other's strengths.
Features, contrasting beauty.
4. Balance: Arranging two or more constituent elements evenly to achieve a stable state is called balance. Normal balance has a stable and static feeling; and Abnormal balance presents an unstable and dynamic feeling, but it is rich in emotion and relatively changeable. The balance of general modeling, the balance of substantial color, light and shade, size, texture and other feelings.
5 .Proportion: Among proportions, the most talked about is the golden ratio; Greek art mostly uses 1:1.618 to obtain the changing beauty of order. Length ratio, diagonal ratio, two-point ratio, third-quarter ratio, etc., all have Regular ratio.
6. Reconciliation: When two constituent elements exist at the same time, if the characteristics are too strong or too far apart, a contrast phenomenon will occur; if the two can reach an agreement and are not exclusive, It has reached a state of harmony. For example, when black and white contrast, the gray between black and white is a kind of harmony, so harmony can be explained by the golden mean.
7. Unity: the elements to achieve unity There are many, such as color, shape, direction, brightness, texture, etc., all have this function; unity can be explained by "dominance" and "subordination"; when many opposing elements exist together, there is a phenomenon of exclusion and competition. , then there needs to be a main theme to integrate it. With the main theme, there is unity, the theme has dominance, and other parts become subordinate.
(1) How to design a business card ?
The basic concept of design is to collect [component elements] in a field and interact with each other; this interaction conveys a message in a known background through the constituent elements within the design scope. With visual adjustments and clever processing, the message is conveyed. Basically, these components are a combination of typeface, logo, illustration, and the dominating effect of black, white, and color.
Components of a business card
Usually when designing a business card, the form, color and pattern are designed according to the CI manual or letterhead; the size and shape are often cut to match the size of the wallet; The content is determined by the customer. In order to make the design unconventional, more original and dynamic ideas should be used to make the designed business cards different from ordinary traditional business cards. Although the expression techniques of business card design vary depending on the industry, angle of appeal, or customers; however, the materials that make up the picture are generally certain. These materials are important elements of business card design, called the [component elements] of business card design.
1. The components of shape are:
Illustrations (subtle or decorative patterns)
Logo (signs in the form of patterns or words)
Commodity name (standard font of the product, also called synthetic text or trademark text)
Frame and shading (beautify the layout and highlight the theme)
2 , the text components are:
Company name (including the company's full name in Chinese and English and business items)
Slogan (a complete short sentence expressing the corporate style)
Personal name (professional title, name in Chinese and English)
Contact information (Chinese and English address, telephone number, mobile phone, pager, fax number)
3. Other relevant elements:
p>Color (the combination of hue, brightness, and chroma)
Arrangement (the overall arrangement of text and patterns)
These are the components of business card design, and each of them is different. mission and role. If the power of these materials is dispersed and acted alone, they will not be able to exert full effect; therefore, how to maintain the connection between these constituent elements and play a unified communication role is an important work of arrangement. The work of arrangement can be said to be the composition of the elements. Visually unified design; but for the sole purpose of aesthetics, arranging the elements is meaningless arrangement. The real purpose of arrangement is to be able to beautify the layout and give functional visual organization.
(2) How to arrange the constituent elements
Sometimes, when you are working hard to design a business card, if you do not apply some rules, you may encounter problems when integrating different elements. to some design bottlenecks.
In general, in order to effectively organize the elements on the business card, you must first pay attention to:
1. Improve the psychological contact effect between the other party and the created business card.
2. Give the highest priority to graphics processing (graphic design) of the constituent elements and art design issues that are visually communicated. When doing business card layout and design, composition is the most important issue. The representative shapes of business card composition include upright, oblique, uneven, cross, radial, graphic, S-shaped, contrasting, and scattered shapes. The characteristics of each shape are introduced as follows:
1. Upright shape: It has a sense of stability and is a strong composition, with the line of sight going straight from top to bottom.
2. Oblique shape: It is a strong and dynamic composition. The line of sight will move from top to bottom or from bottom to top due to the tilt angle.
3. Horizontal shape: a stable and calm composition, the line of sight will move left and right.
4. Cross shape: a symmetrical intersection composition of vertical and horizontal lines, formed by the intersection of each line up, down, left, right, or at an angle. No matter how the inclination of the intersection changes, the main eye point will be concentrated At the intersection point of the cross.
5. Parallel shapes: vertical parallel, horizontal parallel, oblique parallel, etc. Any kind of parallelism will have the feeling of dividing the layout into two. Horizontal parallelism has a sense of stability than vertical parallelism, while oblique parallelism has a sense of motion.
6. Radial shape: Various conditions are unified and concentrated on one focus, with diverse and unified visual effects.
7. Graphics: The line of sight will circle around the writing, which can attract attention.
8. S-shape: You can unify mutually opposing conditions in a relative way.
9. Contrast shape: the kinetic energy composition of balancing force (the components of shape and color).
10. Dispersed form: Although the focus is dispersed, the overall feeling still has a unified atmosphere and effect.
(3) How to change the layout design
A good business card should be able to cleverly display the original functions and exquisite design of the business card; the main purpose of the business card design is to make people deepen their understanding of the business card. Impressions can also be quickly associated with expertise and interests. Therefore, eye-catching business cards that are lively and interesting are often the most popular.
Business cards are often designed together with letter paper. When designing, in addition to other people's opinions, you should also refer to other people's business cards; because exquisite design can virtually increase the trust of the other party, the content of the business card design should be step-by-step. The following is an introduction to the business card design process: p>
1. Select the paper suitable for business cards.
2. Decide on the size and shape of the business card design.
3. Establish the position of the logo or company’s mission.
4. Follow the pattern design of envelopes and stationery.
5. Create a series of supplementary designs.
6. Reserve space for names and professional titles.
7. The label must be the same color and font as the envelope and stationery.
8. Propose a variety of design styles.
Designing this course requires the accumulation of experience; although you are not capable of designing it yourself, it is a good design method to refer to business cards designed by others and then change the layout design. Here are some examples for each partner. The same components, but with different designs, will produce different business card styles and impressions.
1. Text design performance
We all know that text is one of the most important visual media in human daily life, and it is also the disseminator of academic culture. Font design is to transform the spirit of words into techniques and enhance the shape and charm of words. Therefore, when text is used in the design industry, it is not only used to convey information, but also has the function of [decoration]\[appreciation] and the function of enhancing impression.
In recent years, due to the rapid development of the advertising industry and the popularity of advertising, The influence of global design trends, whether it is advertising companies or individuals engaged in design work, in order to meet commercial needs or express personal design concepts, in addition to changes in printing fonts, many new and decorative fonts have also been produced.
[Hand-drawn fonts] emphasize the lightness and creative fun of writing... and other premise, and cleverly design special fonts that are completely different from traditional fonts.
When designing business cards, the industry often affects the way text shapes are expressed; for example, soft-pen fonts are suitable for use in teahouses. The sources of text design include: the company's full name in Chinese and English, Chinese and English initials, word logos, etc. The fonts include everything, including designed glyphs, seal-engraved glyphs, and traditional glyphs. Finally, pay attention to the coordination of fonts and writing to create the atmosphere of the layout and shape the name brand into another new visual language.
2. Illustration design expression
Express the content of the plan, the expression of the theme or the key points of the product in the form of a picture book. The purpose is to illustrate the content and emphasize the original safety. And the visual shape drawings that have complete independence are called illustrations. ] In modern society where commercial advertisements are frequent, illustrations are used in almost any printed matter that has an advertising nature. Therefore, the form, content, and techniques of illustrations have also become one of the focuses of advertising effects. The selection of illustrations is divided into two categories: [realistic] and [abstract]. Designers must consider universality or representativeness when creating, and then they can use their minds to analyze the data, select the elements to eliminate the essence, and create a combination of shapes and colors to create a combination of creative techniques; induce the vision of consumers, and have a strong sense of illustration. Ming's mood; therefore, illustrations are an important material among the elements of business cards that form character and attract the eyes. Most importantly, illustrations can directly express the company's structure or industry to convey an understandable [reading effect] of the advertising content.
3. Design expression of color
Color is a complex language. It has expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy. Sometimes it makes people happy, and sometimes it makes people thrilling. Vision has an effect, and color also affects the sense organs. For example, yellow reminds people of acid, soft colors are the sense of touch, and fragrant colors are the sense of smell. All these can prove how complex and diverse the impact of color on human psychology and physiology is. ; Therefore, when business card designers are engaged in the rule combination of colors, it is best to first understand the corporate image of each company. Color is a media that belongs to combination. The intensity of color does not depend on the size of the area, but on the influence of regular configuration. The tone of the color comes from the characteristics of the color, and can also be obtained based on the size and position of the tone.
Modern people no longer care about color taboos, and instead pursue personalized color combinations. As long as they can be combined with strong emotions that consumers feel, they can successfully master the application of business card colors; on the contrary, if the colors are not fully used The power of color on people, or the wrong color combination, no matter how well arranged the content is, cannot attract everyone's attention to the content of the business card. Therefore, when choosing the color of the original color paper label on the business card, careful consideration must be given to the design creativity, otherwise the business card may cause damage to the personal or corporate image.
4. Design expression of decorative frames and shading
Decorative frames and shading are the constituent elements of graphic design; they are not essential materials in business card design, and are mostly based on For decorative purposes.
Business card design must first attract the other party's attention, so that the other party can concentrate on understanding the content of the business card; therefore, writing a clear line or shading in the business card is sometimes defensive and sometimes combative. Taking the decorative frame as an example, the role of the decorative frame in the layout is to control the scope of the other person's field of view and achieve the purpose of understanding the content; however, if the shape of the decorative frame is too strong, it will continue to stimulate the reader's eyes and divert the reader's attention. Therefore, the business card frame should be non-resistant and should have soft lines; thus inducing the eye to move to the interior theme.
Since the main purpose of decorative frames and base fabrics is to be decorative, the principle of color application must not affect the text effect; only by distinguishing the primary and secondary relationships can we get a clear picture. For business card works, otherwise, the text will be mixed with the decorative frame and shading, which will have the opposite effect on reading.
5. Design expression of color blocks
Generally speaking, [color block] is closely related to [surface] and [shape]; for example, we drew a [Square], at this time, this square has not yet formed the impression of a surface in our consciousness, but when we fill the square with black, the consciousness of the surface gradually increases, so [filling] is in the surface It often has its own meaning in the formation of consciousness; from this extension, we know that the consciousness of form is established in the front, and the consciousness of surface is established in the back, and there are also mutual movements of consciousness between the two, that is to say, after seeing the form, then Surfaces will appear, and finally, the color blocks will naturally exist.
Color blocks can be divided into geometric and non-geometric shapes; usually, geometric colors have a simple, concise and bright feeling, but if their combination is too complex, these characteristics will be easily lost; Non-geometric color blocks can be divided into two types: organic shapes and accidental shapes; objects that exist in nature are called organic shapes; those formed by chance are called natural shapes, also known as accidental shapes.
In business card design, color city expression is the main focus. [Golden Ratio] is a commonly used proportional split design. The golden ratio has the visual beauty of rational data proportions. It is stable, lively and balanced. It is the best key point and proportion of visual design. When composing the layout, as long as this principle is used, the visual effect can be stable and aesthetic. picture. Golden ratio: 1:1.618, 3:5, 5:8, 8:13, 12:21, 55:89.
6. Design performance of printing processing
In order to make the business card design better and pursue the best visual sense, various printing processing methods are often used. Now we will The commonly used processing methods for business card design are described as follows:
1. Glazing: Going to school on business cards can increase their durability and beauty. Commonly used methods for glazing business cards include ordinary resin (niss), plastic oil (PVA), mounting plastic film (PP or PVC), mounting matte plastic film, etc. The above methods can enhance the exquisiteness of the printing.
2. Rolling: that is, molding, using a steel mold knife to press and cut the business cards into irregular shapes. The sizes of such business cards are mostly different from traditional sizes and are highly variable.
3. Emboss the convex and concave patterns on the paper to increase the tactile effect on the surface. This type of business card often has a relief visual effect.
4. Commonly known as punching. Similar to the perforation of a loose-leaf book; there is a kind of imperfect beauty.
5. In order to enhance the visual effect of the surface, words or patterns are heated and embossed with gold foil, silver foil and other materials with a stamp to form special luster such as gold and silver; although in lithographic printing, there are also gold and silver foils. Silver ink is used, but the printing effect of the ink cannot be as bright and beautiful as the effect after hot stamping, expressing the value of the business card.
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A small business card may seem simple, but it has to go through the following eight processes before it can be in your hands. During this period, you also have to participate in the preliminary work of making the business card. You have to choose the printing method, difficulty of printing, and printing paper. You also have to provide the specific content of the business card and the general idea of ??the design. Most of the time, you have to proofread the manuscript. Especially for complex business cards with high requirements, merchants have such requests. The post-processing of business cards is also more complicated and requires professional equipment and skilled operators. In the past, we had to go to a business card printing shop in person to print a box of business cards, which might take many trips. Fortunately, with the Internet, it is now easier. You can drink coffee and tap the keyboard to find the best business card production solution for you in a relaxed and comfortable way. If you are not satisfied with all the solutions we provide, you can freely use your ideas to design a business card that suits you, and even the proofreading can be omitted, wouldn't it be great! After you order your business card, you may want to know something about the process of making the business card. We will introduce it to you below.
1. Determine the printing method
If you want to print business cards, you must first determine your printing method, because different printing methods will determine the use of different business card carriers, and also affect the Business card printing prices.
1. Computer digital business cards: Business card printing can be completed using a computer and a color laser printer. The business card paper uses 292×197mm paper, and each piece of paper can make ten business cards. Its characteristics are: extremely fast printing speed, typesetting and printing in one go, and the quality of the business cards produced is good. A box of simple business cards can be completed within thirty minutes from order taking, typesetting to delivery. The high quality and timeliness of computer digital business cards have made them the mainstream business card production method. 2. Offset business card printing: Business card printing can be completed using the cooperation of computers, black and white laser printers, printing machines, and business card offset printing machines. The business card paper uses 90×55mm special business card paper, and each piece of paper can only print one business card. Its characteristics are: it can fully express all the creativity of business cards and is the current traditional business card printing form. Disadvantages: slower printing speed, longer delivery cycle, higher price, and not very high quality.
3. Special business cards: Business card printing can be completed using computers, laser printers, printing machines, and small screen printing machines. Business cards use other media besides paper. The media size is generally 90×55mm, and each one is only Can print out a business card. Its characteristics are: the general media is thicker and harder than business card paper, and is suitable for high-end, personalized business cards. The grade varies depending on the media used. Disadvantages: Silk screen printing is complicated, business card media are very spare, business card customization takes a long time and is expensive. 2. Printing Difficulty and Ease of Choice
When you choose the way to print your business card, you must also choose the number of times the business card will be printed, which is also the color of the business card to be printed. The color of the business card is also one of the important indicators in determining the price of the business card. At the same time, you have to choose whether to print the business card on one side or two sides. An increase in the printing side means an increase in the number of printings, which also means an increase in color and price.
1. Color selection: The color of business cards can be divided into single color, two colors, color and true color to determine the different printing times. Because the three primary colors can form colors, pure color patterns do not contain black, and color pictures without black are not full of color. The color patterns we often say are composed of four colors, also called true colors. Although some offset business cards do not have pictures, they are also composed of three colors and are also color business cards. In computer digital business cards, there is no need to make such a choice. 2. Single or double-sided selection: The choice of single- and double-sided business card printing is also the choice of the number of printings. The number of printing surfaces of the business card is directly related to the price.
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3. Business card content
When you want to print a business card, you must also determine the content to be printed on the business card. The main body of a business card is the information provided on the business card. Business card information is mainly composed of text, pictures (patterns), and unit logos. Digital information is also one of them, but it cannot constitute the mainstream of business cards.
1. Information selection: Text information includes the name of the unit, name of the business card holder, title and contact information. Some business cards also include business scope, a variety of text options, the unit's motto or auspicious words.
2. Logo selection: If unit users have their own company logo, most of them have to print their business cards. If your company is a large national enterprise, our database may have your company's logo from which you can choose; if you do not have your logo, you will have to send it to us by email or fax. If you agree to our collection of your logo, you don’t need to upload your logo next time you print business cards.
3. Picture selection: You can also choose to print personal photos, pictures, shading, calligraphy works and simple maps on the business card to make your business card more personal. If you use offset printing or laser printing, you don't need to consider the size of the image; if you use screen printing, it is recommended to use larger images due to the lower resolution of simple screen printing.
4. Business card design
If you want to print business cards, you have to find your favorite business card template based on your personal hobbies. If you are not satisfied with the template, you can design it yourself; if you don't want to do too much work, you can also let us design it for you, but you still have to provide your rough requirements and bear the cost of the design.
1. Use templates: In the business card center, we have placed a large number of excellent representative templates that have been printed in the past according to different business card printing methods for you to choose from when customizing your business cards.
Over time, we will remove some outdated templates and add new ones. If you are our member and have printed business cards in our store, you also authorize us to temporarily store your business card sample. Next time you print a business card, you only need to state your name and password. If you want to change it, you still have to re-print it. Made to order.
2. Design it yourself: If you can design your own business card, it is undoubtedly the best choice. Only you can best understand your own needs. You can do whatever you want, and it also saves you the trouble of proofreading again and shortens the delivery time of business cards.
5. Business card typesetting and proofreading
1. Computer typesetting: Use professional business card typesetting software for business card typesetting. If the user uses email proofreading, the typed business card will not be printed temporarily. Until the proofing is OK; if the customer specifies that they want to proofread by fax, the draft can be printed and proofread until it is OK.
2. Email: The main way we send back confirmation emails. If we get a reply email confirming the formatting, we can proceed with business card printing.
3. Graphic fax: If the customer specifies that they want to proofread by fax, a draft can be printed first, and after the customer's signature on the draft is confirmed, the business card can be printed.
6. Business card printing
There are currently three main types of business card printing. The simplest is laser printing, followed by offset printing, and screen printing is the most complicated. At present, laser printing and offset printing are widely used, while screen printing is relatively rare.
1. Laser printing: It is currently the most widely used printing method. Offset printing and screen printing are also inseparable from laser printing, and their simple plate making is also completed by laser printing. Current laser printing can be divided into two categories: black and color, which can produce computer business cards of different grades.
2. Offset printing: It is the current traditional business card printing method. Its production process is much more complicated than that of computer business cards. First, the designed business card template must be printed on transfer paper, or printed into a printing film (color picture with network cable), and then the transfer paper or printing film must be printed using a printing machine. The business card sample on the film is printed on a special PS printing plate for business cards, and the printed PS plate is loaded into the business card offset printing machine before printing can begin.
3. Silk screen printing: Because it is not suitable for printing on paper, it is rarely used in business card printing. Screen printing is the same as offset printing. You also need to print the designed business card template on transfer paper or print it on a printing film, and then use a special screen printing machine to print the business card template on the transfer paper or film. onto the screen printing plate, and then install the screen plate on the screen printing machine to print.
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3. Business card content
When you want to print a business card, you must also determine the content to be printed on the business card. The main body of a business card is the information provided on the business card. Business card information is mainly composed of text, pictures (patterns), and unit logos. Digital information is also one of them, but it cannot constitute the mainstream of business cards.
1. Information selection: Text information includes the name of the unit, name of the business card holder, title and contact information. Some business cards also include business scope, a variety of text options, the unit's motto or auspicious words.
2. Logo selection: If unit users have their own company logo, most of them have to print their business cards. If your company is a large national enterprise, our database may have your company's logo from which you can choose; if you do not have your logo, you will have to send it to us by email or fax. If you agree to our collection of your logo, you don’t need to upload your logo next time you print business cards.
3. Picture selection: You can also choose to print personal photos, pictures, shading, calligraphy works and simple maps on the business card to make your business card more personal. If you use offset printing or laser printing, you don't need to consider the size of the image; if you use screen printing, it is recommended to use larger images due to the lower resolution of simple screen printing.
4. Business card design
If you want to print business cards, you have to find your favorite business card template based on your personal hobbies. If you are not satisfied with the template, you can design it yourself; if you don't want to do too much work, you can also let us design it for you, but you still have to provide your rough requirements and bear the cost of the design.
1. Use templates: In the business card center, we have placed a large number of excellent representative templates that have been printed in the past according to different business card printing methods for you to choose from when customizing your business cards. Over time, we will remove some outdated templates and add new ones. If you are our member and have printed business cards in our store, you also authorize us to temporarily store your business card sample. Next time you print a business card, you only need to state your name and password. If you want to change it, you still have to re-print it. Made to order.
2. Design it yourself: If you can design your own business card, it is undoubtedly the best choice. Only you can best understand your own needs. You can do whatever you want, and it also saves you the trouble of proofreading again and shortens the delivery time of business cards.
5. Business card typesetting and proofreading
1. Computer typesetting: Use professional business card typesetting software for business card typesetting. If the user uses email proofreading, the typed business card will not be printed temporarily. Until the proofing is OK; if the customer specifies that they want to proofread by fax, the draft can be printed and proofread until it is OK.
2. Email: The main way we send back confirmation emails. If we get a reply email confirming the formatting, we can proceed with business card printing.
3. Graphic fax: If the customer specifies that they want to proofread by fax, a draft can be printed first. After the customer's signature is confirmed on the draft, the business card can be printed.
6. Business card printing
There are currently three main types of business card printing. The simplest is laser printing, followed by offset printing, and screen printing is the most complicated. At present, laser printing and offset printing are widely used, while screen printing is relatively rare.
1. Laser printing: It is currently the most widely used printing method. Offset printing and screen printing are also inseparable from laser printing, and their simple plate making is also completed by laser printing. Current laser printing can be divided into two categories: black and color, which can produce computer business cards of different grades.
2. Offset printing: It is the current traditional business card printing method. Its production process is much more complicated than that of computer business cards. First, the designed business card template must be printed on transfer paper, or printed into a printing film (color picture with network cable), and then the transfer paper or printing film must be printed using a printing machine. The business card sample on the film is printed on a special PS printing plate for business cards, and the printed PS plate is loaded into the business card offset printing machine before printing can begin.
3. Silk screen printing: Because it is not suitable for printing on paper, it is rarely used in business card printing. Screen printing is the same as offset printing. You also need to print the designed business card template on transfer paper or print it on a printing film, and then use a special screen printing machine to print the business card template on the transfer paper or film. onto the screen printing plate, and then install the screen plate on the screen printing machine to print.
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7. Post-processing
After the printing of offset business cards and special business cards, they only need to be boxed and delivered. At most, hot stamping is required. . Post-processing of business cards mainly refers to computer business card paper. Because its large format and low-thickness paper cannot be used immediately, it must undergo post-processing such as molding, die-cutting, hot stamping, and boxing.
1. Plastic sealing: Low-thickness computer business card paper must be thickened. The only way at present is to use plastic sealing. Plastic-sealed business cards have been popular in China for many years and are still the main form of business card production. After being plastic-sealed, the business cards need to be cut into business cards.
2. Cutting cards: Cut the plastic-sealed business card paper into business cards. Current computer business cards must be cut into cards before they can be used normally. Business card cutting is an important process in the production of computer business cards.
3. Hot stamping: Many customers of computer business cards and offset business cards require hot stamping of logos or company names. Hot stamping is the last process in business card printing. Hot stamping is to use a special hot stamping machine to hot stamp electrochemical aluminum materials of various colors on business cards. 4. Packing: After the business card is made, it is packed into a special business card packaging box, which completes the entire production process of the business card.
8. Delivery
After the business card is completed, it must be delivered to the hands of the person who customized the business card to complete the entire business card production task. At present, the main delivery method of business cards is by customer