Business card start file

Postcard start file

For business cards, create a new file 91 mm x 61 mm at 300 pixels/inch. Colour mode should be CMYK. For postcards create a new file 151.5 x 108 mm.

Page sizes for other products can be found here.

For business cards create guides 3mm and 6mm from each edge, and for postcards create guides 1.5mm and 4.5mm from each edge.

Any time an image or colour is printed to the edge of a page, it must extend beyond the final dimensions of your job to allow for cutting.

Text or artwork you wish to preserve must be at least 3mm (8.5pt) inside of the final dimension of your design (shown by the guidelines).

For business cards set the guides to 3mm and 48mm vertically and 3mm and 86mm horizontally. For post cards set the guides to 1.5mm and 102mm vertically and 1.5mm and 145.5mm horizontally.

You are now ready to create your design within this template.

Please note, nothing should extend to the outside edge of the document other than items that bleed off the edge of your cards.

The first guide line 3mm (business cards), (1.5mm postcards) is where the cards will be cut and you should try to keep all your text and images within the inner line 6mm (business cards), (4.5mm postcards) to avoid the possibility of anything being ‘clipped’.

Very fine text, rules and keylines should be avoided.

All text within your document should be changed to outlines, all hidden characters removed, and black text set to overprint.

Select File > Save As. Choose Illustrator EPS (.eps) and save the file.