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How to design photo business card yourself.
File Size: 2.125 inches x 3.625 inches at 600 dpi or 300 dpi for photo business card.
If your background picture is high resolution file or you will mail your cd
or disk, try 600 dpi. If not, try 300 dpi.
We provide 2 templates here for you
to download.
To download the template, right-click and select "Save target as"
command from the context commands.
Download
600 dpi template
Download
300 dpi template
Margins:
Fit your text
information such as address and phone number inside along the blue lines
shown above which is
1/4 inch around the edges.
Your picture will be filled to the entire area of the plate.
Or you can use
2 or 3 pictures to be layout on the plate.
Software you need: You need one of the following software.
Adobe photoshop, PhotoDeluxe, Adobe
Illustrator, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Microsoft PictureIt, Corel Photo-Paint
MGI PhotoSuite, Ulead
PhotoImpact
Text sizes: For addresses and telephone numbers, try to use 10 points of Arial Bold or Arial Narrow Bold on 300 dpi template. Use 12 points of Arial Bold or Arial Narrow Bold on 600 dpi template. Don't use smaller sizes than Arial 10 points. Try to compare actual sizes of text with Arial sizes if you use other fonts.
Text colors: White color gives good contrast against dark background. If you use other colors, check it against your background color for legibility. If is not easily legible, use more darker color.
File Format: Change your background or design file into jpeg using level 8. Usually jpeg files are smaller enough to send over the internet to us.
Transmission of files:
Upload your picture file using our upload page. Or
mail it to: Fotokard 300 s.market street, Inglewood, CA
90301)
If you
use Adobe Photoshop, please send your file with layers on.
When you send us your design file, you don't need to use our order
form. Just send your design file with your payment information and
order size.
Discount: You will get
$20.00
discount from the regular prices for sending us your design file according
to this specs.
Pleasae use Custom
Order Form to place order or make payment.
Difference between Real Photo
Process and Offset(Litho) Process
Real
Photographic Process is a projection thru lens upon photographic emulsion.
It is a projection print while offset or inkjet process is contact print
using inks.
Therefore real photo card will looks different from contact prints such as
offset print or inkjet print.
When designing real photo cards, please do not use black letters on white
area.
But white letters on black background will print good.
Notes about Color Matching and Pantone Colors:
Offset printing use CMYK color space and specify color inks using Pantone
color system.
However,
photographic process does not use ink and it works in RGB color space.
This is why we can not match critical colors or Pantone colors on
photographic process.
If your color
specs matching
is
critical to your
job, you would better use offset process on the condition of solo
printing not gang printing which will cost high.