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How To Design A Business Card


How to design a business card you ask? It's very simple! Most standard business card designs are 2" x 3.5" inches in size. Business card designs can have many different shapes, sizes and coating options. Most printers will print your designed business card with a bleed. A bleed is a .125" inch addition that needs to be added onto the hight and width of the business card design. The reason for the bleed is so when the printers print the business cards, none of your design gets cut off. So how exactly do you design a business card...? Follow the steps below to learn more.

 

How To Design A Business Card Step #1

Open Photoshop. The click "File", "New".

How To Design A Business Card

How To Design A Business Card Step #2

Input all the information listed below. Make Sure The Sizes Are The Same.
Make Sure You Use "300 DPI" For Printing! Make Sure You Use "CMYK" For Printing!

How To Design A Business Card

How To Design A Business Card #3

Place Safety Rulers At the ".125" Inch Mark So You Don't Design In The Cutting Spaces.

How To Design A Business Card

How To Design A Business Card Step #4

Have Fun and Be Creative! Now You Know How To Design A Business Card!

How To Design A Business Card