What are the steps to design a business card?

1. Determine the printing method

If you want to print business cards, you must first determine the printing method, because different printing methods will determine the use of different business card carriers, and also affect the printing of business cards. price.

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 only be completed by using a computer, a black and white laser printer, a printing machine, and a business card offset printing machine. The business card paper is made of 90×55mm special business card paper, and each piece of paper can only be printed A 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 is very spare, business card customization takes a long time and is expensive.

2. Printing Difficulty and Ease of Choice

To choose the way to print business cards, 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 for determining the price of the business card. At the same time, you can choose whether to print business cards 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. Color patterns 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.

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 company 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, the name of the business card holder, title and contact information. Some business cards also include business scope, multiple 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.

3. Picture selection: You can also choose to print personal photos, pictures, shading, calligraphy works and simple maps on the business card to make the business card more personal. If you use offset printing or laser printing, you don’t need to consider the size of the picture; if you use screen printing, it is recommended to use larger pictures due to the lower resolution of simple screen printing.

4. Business card design

1. Use of 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 printing methods of business cards. , for you to choose when customizing your business card. 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 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 put the screen plate on the screen printing machine to print.

7. Post-processing

After the printing of offset business cards and special business cards, they only need to be boxed and then 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. Currently, the only way 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: 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.

After the business card is completed, it must be handed over to the person who made the business card to complete the entire business card production task. Currently, the main delivery methods for business cards are customer pick-up and delivery.

1. Self-pickup: Business cards picked up by customers are generally urgently needed by the customer. The business card printing shop is temporarily unavailable to deliver the goods due to busy business. Customers know that the business cards have been printed and come to collect them.

2. Delivery: Most business cards require a business card printing shop to deliver them. The advantage of business card delivery is that it facilitates communication with users and forms a long-term user community.

Business card printing is a special printing industry with its own dedicated production equipment, special technical requirements, and specialized production environment. Business card printing has attracted a large number of domestic people to enter the industry because of its simple equipment, easy operation, low investment, rapid returns, and low starting point, which has also created a large demand for business card equipment. At present, there are many domestic business card equipment manufacturers, and the brands and performances of similar products are also rich and colorful, which has greatly promoted the development of the business card printing industry. If you are interested in the existing business card printing equipment, we will introduce the use of various equipment before, during and after business card printing as follows. Prepress equipment

In the early stage of business card printing, the business card needs to be designed and typeset. Business card design and typesetting require computers, laser printers, scanners, printing machines and other equipment to complete.

1. Computer: Modern computers have been widely used in the business card printing industry. It can be said that without computers, business card printing would not be completed. Computers are mainly used for the design and typesetting of business cards. Business card design is a square-inch art, which seems simple, but is much more difficult than ordinary graphic design. Text typesetting is also due to the small amount of text and the limited range of changes. It is not easy to create a bright layout. . Fortunately, the vast majority of business card users do not attach great importance to spending a lot of time and money designing business cards. Business card design does not require high computer requirements. All computers currently available on the market can be used for business card production.

2. Scanner: Business card production is inseparable from a scanner. Some of the logos, patterns, and photos of the business card must be input into the computer using a scanner, and then further modified, processed, and typeset.

3. Laser printer: Like a computer, a laser printer is an indispensable device in the production of business cards. The laser printer can proofread the manuscript, replace the film that should be output for a simple business card, and can directly convert the design and The arranged business cards are printed on special business card paper and directly made into business cards. At present, domestic business card production merchants mainly use HP series black laser printers and QSM color laser printers. What design steps are needed to print business cards? Go to the copy agency, which has various styles to choose from. 1. Choose a business card template—— You can search in the category column according to the industry you are in, or you can directly enter the business card template information to search

2. Make business cards - you can add text and LOGO pictures in typesetting production, and change the size, color, and font of the business card text Wait

3. The business card design is completed - you can click to save it for easy search in "Customer Business Cards", or you can export the business card file for printing