Introduction
One should have the conception of the trade card and visiting card, if he wants to know how to make business card. Since business card can be considered as a conglomeration of both trade card and visiting card. So, while making business cards, one should take these things in mind.
Identifying features
A business card should consists of the identifying features like issuers name, company logo (proves company affiliation) and contact information like street addresses, telephone number(s), e-mail addresses and website etc. So, to know better about how to make business cards, one should take these items into consideration.
Getup of a business card
Traditional business cards are designed by black text with white background. But in this competitive world, as a marketing strategy, vendors are trying to represent their products in a conspicuous way. One can append attractive graphics, if he wishes to but with the right software. These days everybody are designing their business cards by impressible colors, often with UV glossy coat and are printed with a digital copier.
Card size
The other most important thing, one should take into consideration, if he wants to know how to make business cards, is the international standard size of the business card, which is 85.60 × 53.98 mm (3.370 × 2.125 in) as specified by ISO 7810 ID-1. Although country wise this size somewhat varies.
Designing Software
One of the efficient way to know how to make business cards is through MS- word package,
Printing
For printing, one can use ink jet or laser printer. But while printing he should keep in mind that after setting the margins, he has to print his design on a plain sheet of paper. After printing, he should hold the draft sheet against the business card sheet. One more thing is that he should fold to and fro along the horizontal cuts of the page if one needs to separate the cards.
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