Business card design steps?

One, 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, but also affect the printing price of business cards.

1, computer digital business cards: business card printing using computers and color laser printers can be completed, business card paper using 292 × 197mm paper, each sheet of paper can do ten business cards. Characterized by: printing speed is extremely fast, layout printing in one fell swoop, and the production of business cards of good quality, a box of simple business cards from the order, layout to delivery can be completed within thirty minutes. The high quality and timeliness of computerized digital business cards make them the mainstream way of making business cards.

2, offset business cards: business card printing using computers, black and white laser printers, tanning machines, business card offset printing machine with in order to complete the business card paper using 90 × 55mm business card paper, each sheet of paper can only print a business card. Characterized by: can fully express all the creativity of the business card, for the current traditional form of business card printing. Disadvantages: slower printing speed, longer delivery cycle, higher prices, and the quality is not very high.

3, special business cards: business card printing using computers, laser printers, tanning machines, small screen printing machine with in order to complete the business card using other media in addition to paper, media size of the general 90 × 55mm, each can only print a business card. Its characteristics are: general media than business card paper thick and hard, suitable for high-grade, personalized business cards, grade due to the use of different media and different. Disadvantages: screen printing is complex, business card media is very spare parts, business card customization cycle is long and expensive.

Second, the difficulty of printing to choose

Choose a good way to print business cards, you must also choose the number of business card printing, but also the color of the business card to be printed. Business card color how much, but also to determine the price of business cards is one of the important indicators. At the same time, the business card printing is printed on one side or both sides of the choice, the printing surface increases that is an increase in the number of times of printing, which also means that the color and price increases.

1, color selection: business card color can be divided into monochrome, two-color, color and true color to determine the number of different printing. Because the three primary colors can constitute color, pure color pattern without black, no black color picture color is not full, color pattern consists of four colors, also known as true color. Some offset business cards do not come with pictures, but also by three colors, the same is also a color business card. In the computer digital business cards, there has been no such choice is necessary. 2, single, double-sided choice: business card printing single and double-sided choice is also the choice of the number of times of printing, business card printing surface how much, directly related to the price of how much.

Three, the content of the business card

You have to print business cards also have to determine the content of the business card to be printed. The main body of the business card is the information provided on the card, business card information is mainly composed of text, pictures (patterns), unit logo, digital information is also one of them, but can not constitute the mainstream of the business card.

1, the choice of information: text information contains the name of the unit, 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: unit users who have their own company logo, most of which should be printed on the business card.

3, picture selection: you can also choose business cards printed on personal photos, pictures, underlining, calligraphy and simple maps, so that business cards have a more personal style. If you use offset printing or laser printing, you can not have to consider the size of the picture; if you use screen printing, due to the simple screen printing lower resolution, it is recommended to use a larger picture.

Four, business card design

1, the use of templates: we in the business card center, according to the different business card printing methods placed a large number of previous printing, representative of the best templates for you to pick when the business card customization. Over time, we will remove some of the outdated templates, and constantly add some new templates. If you are our members, have printed business cards in our store, also authorize us to temporarily store your business card templates, the next time you print business cards, you only need to report your name and password can be, such as changes, still have to re-do.

2, their own design: they can design their own business cards, is undoubtedly the best choice, only they can best understand their own needs. You can play at will, but also save the trouble of proofreading again, shorten the business card delivery time.

Five, business card typesetting proofreading

1, computer typesetting: the use of professional business card typesetting software for business card typesetting, if the user e-mail proofreading, the layout of the business card will not be printed until the proofreading of the OK; if the customer specifies that the fax proofreading, you can print the draft proofreading until the OK.

2, e-mail: we send back the main way to confirm the e-mail. If we get the typesetting confirmation reply email, you can carry out business card printing.

3, graphic fax: if the customer specifies to fax proofreading, you can print a draft, get the customer's signature on the draft confirmation, you can do business card printing.

Six, business card printing

Business card printing is currently the most important three, the most simple laser printing, followed by offset printing, screen printing is the most complex. At present, laser printing and offset printing is widely used, screen printing is relatively small.

1, laser printing: the most widely used printing methods. Offset printing and screen printing is also inseparable from the laser, their simple plate also rely on laser printing to complete. The current laser printing can be divided into two categories of black and color, they can make different grades of computer business cards.

2, offset printing: is the traditional way of printing business cards. Its production process is much more complex than the computer business cards, first of all, the design of a good business card template to be hit on the transfer paper, or out into the printing film (with screen color pictures), and then use the plate machine to transfer paper or film on the business card template sun to business cards on the special PS printing plate, the sun on the PS plate mounted on the business card offset printing machine can start printing.

3, screen printing: because it is not very suitable for printing on paper, it is rarely used in business card printing. Screen printing and offset printing, also need to design a good business card template on the transfer paper, or out of the printing film, and then use a special screen printing machine to transfer paper or film on the business card template to the screen printing plate, and then the screen version of the screen printing machine can be mounted on the printing.

Seven, post-processing

Offset business cards and special business cards can be delivered after the completion of the printing box, up to the requirements of the hot stamping operation. Business card post-processing mainly refers to the computer business card paper, because of its large format and low thickness of paper can not be used immediately, but also have to be over the plastic, die-cutting, hot stamping, cartoning and other post-processing.

1, plastic sealing: low-thickness computer business card paper should be thickened, the only way is 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. Stamping is a special stamping machine with a variety of colors of aluminum foil stamping on the business card. 4, boxed: business cards made into a special business card box, that is, the completion of the business card of all production processes.

After the business card is done, it should be handed over to the hands of the person who made the business card to complete the whole business card production task. At present, the main delivery of business cards for the customer to pick up and delivery of two kinds.

1, self-collection: customer self-collection of business cards, generally customized for the urgent need of people, business card printing store and due to the busy business temporarily unmanned delivery, the customer knows that the business card printed to come to collect.

2, delivery: most business cards need business card printing store to delivery. The advantage of business card delivery is that it is easy to communicate with the user to form a long-term user community.

Business card printing for a special printing industry, has its own production equipment, special technical requirements, and specialized production environment. Business card printing and because of its simple equipment, easy to operate, less investment, rapid returns, starting point is not high and attracted a large number of people into the industry, but also caused a large number of business card equipment needs. At present, there are already many domestic manufacturers of business card equipment, and the brands and performance of similar products are also colorful, which greatly promotes the development of the business card printing industry. If you are interested in the existing business card printing equipment, we will be the use of a variety of equipment according to the business card printing before, during and after the brief as follows. Pre-press equipment

Business card printing before the need for business card design and layout. Business card design and layout need to have a computer, laser printer, scanner, tanner and other equipment to complete.

1, computer: modern computer has been widely used with the business card printing industry, it can be said that no computer, business card printing will not be completed. Computer for business cards is mainly for the design and layout, business card design for the art of square inches, seemingly simple, but much more difficult than the general graphic design; text layout is also due to the amount of text is small, the scope of change is limited, the layout of the discharge of the bright is not easy. The good thing is that the vast majority of business card users do not attach great importance to a lot of time and money to design business cards. Business card design does not require a lot of computers, and all computers currently on the market can be used for business card production.

2, scanner: business card production can not be separated from the scanner, business card logo, pattern, photo part of the scanner to enter the computer, and then further modification, processing, and then layout.

3, laser printer: laser printer and computer, is an indispensable equipment in the production of business cards, laser printers can be proofreading, instead of a simple business card should be the output of the film, and more directly to the design and layout of the business card printed on a special business card paper, directly made of business cards. At present, the domestic business card production business, the main use of the HP series of black laser printers and QSM color laser playing business cards need what design steps to go to the copying society he that there are a variety of styles of their own choice on the good 1. Select business card templates - according to the industry, in the classification bar search, you can also directly enter the business card template information!

2. Business card production - layout production can add text, logo images, change the business card text size, color, font, etc.

3. Business card design is complete - you can click to save, easy to use in the You can click save to find it in "Client Business Cards", or export the business card file for printing