Business Card Template
This press-ready printing template defines proper document size, bleeds, and trim marks to ensure your business card is correctly set up. The trimmed document size is 3.5″ × 2″. Bleeds are set to an eighth of an inch (0.125″).
Please see our business card printing page for pricing and product details.
Instructions
In Illustrator, simply open the .eps files and begin building your business card, using the guides and layers as a reference point.
In Photoshop, open either the .eps or .pdf files and click 'OK' in the Rasterize dialogue you will see upon opening the files. This will create a rasterized layer from which you can use as a reference as you build your document.
In InDesign, you will need to create a document as follows: Go to File > New > Document. Under Page Size, select "US Business Card" and click Landscape under Orientation (Or type '3.5 in' under Width and '2 in' under Height, without the quotes). Under Margins, set all margins to .125 in, and set all bleeds to .125 in. Then click 'Ok' to create the document. Now you may go to File > Place and place our template as your reference point, lining up the red area (the bleed) with the red bleed line in InDesign.
Guidance
On the business card template, you will see distinct areas:
- Red denotes the bleed area. If you need graphics that touch edge of your business card, you will need to extend your artwork into the bleed area. The bleed area will be trimmed from your final product and ensures a proper, final appearance.
- Green denotes the safety zone. We do not recommend placing any text inside this area as it is directly adjacent to the trim line.
Download
You may download the template as an EPS, PDF, or as a Zip file containing all versions.
