Business Card Size Reference Cards
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Business card size reference cards. Save yourself the trouble of having a business card made by designing your own. Business cards designs in these modern times are abundant and unique one of the surefire ways to attract even more attention with your business card is to choose a nonstandard business card size. After they are printed the extra card stock is trimmed off to the standard size.
The standard size of a regular business card in the us is 3 5 x 2 inches which makes it similar in size to most credit cards in the metric system this translates to 88 9 x 50 8 millimetres. This extra space allows elements run off the edge of the card. For printing the business cards you need to send an editable layered source file psd ai indd or eps format of the business card design to the business card printing firm also all the saved files should be in 300 dpi resolution and cmyk color.
If you re uploading photography or non vector artwork eg high quality jpegs for your standard size business cards make sure it s no less than 352 x 208 pixels at 96dpi or ideally 1098 x. Folded business cards another popular option is a custom folded business card or tent card. Similar in size to a credit card it will always be on hand to whip out whenever you see an opportunity to network.
In the us the standard size for a business card is 3 5 inches by 2 inches 88 9mm x 50 8 mm. The outer most one is called bleed this part will be cut out later so for example if you use the standard us size which is 3 5 2 inch with the addition of bleed which is 0 125 inch on each side the size of the design will increase to 3 75 2 25 inch. Standard size business cards are 8 9 x 5 1cm.
Square business cards 2 5 inches by 2 5 inches 63 5mm x 63 5mm foldover business cards 3 25 inches by 4 inches 82 5mm x 101 6 mm. Look around at your next networking event. These are exchanged for business and social purposes as part of introduction and a way for the newly associated parties to keep in touch.
Chances are the vast majority of business cards being exchanged are the same size. At twice the printable area of a standard business card they can be used as handy mini brochure or greeting card. The standard business card size is 85mm x 55mm making our premium business cards the perfect fit for any wallet or business card holder.