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Business cards tailored to your needs

Business cards are a fundamental tool for building a professional image of your company and employees. At BARWA we print business cards digitally, which allows production of short runs from just 100 pcs of one design. For marketing departments and ad agencies this means the ability to print business cards for new employees without ordering large series, plus easy updates of contact details. We process orders quickly – you will see the production time in the calculation summary after configuring the order. We count it from the moment we receive files prepared according to our technical guidelines (below).

Combining different designs in one order

One of the key advantages of digital print is the ability to combine different business card designs in a single order. You can order business cards for several employees at once, and each design can have a different quantity – the minimum is 100 pcs or a multiple of 100. For example, one order can combine 5 designs at 100 pcs, one design at 300 pcs and one at 500 pcs. This optimizes production and logistics costs – instead of placing separate orders for each employee, you receive all business cards in a single delivery. For HR and marketing departments this significantly simplifies the process of ordering team materials.

Formats and technical specification

We offer two standard business card formats:

  • 90×50 mm – the classic Polish format
  • 85×54 mm – the international format (similar to a credit card)

We print business cards on 350g coated paper – paper of suitable rigidity and weight that ensures durability and a professional look. CMYK color printing can be single- or double-sided, depending on your needs.

By default business cards have sharp edges, but you can choose rounded corners with a 5 mm radius. Rounded corners give business cards a more modern look and increase their durability – corners do not bend during everyday carrying in a wallet or holder.

By default we deliver business cards without lamination, but you can choose between three types of double-sided lamination:

Gloss film – gives business cards intense gloss, strengthens colors and protects from soiling. Excellent for designs with rich graphics and photographs.

Matt film – eliminates reflections and gives business cards an elegant, subdued character. Perfect for minimalist and corporate designs.

Soft-touch film – provides a velvety, pleasant-to-touch surface. A premium finish that highlights the cards and creates a sense of exclusivity.

Lamination not only enhances the aesthetic appeal but, above all, protects the business cards from moisture, dirt and abrasion of the print during daily use.

We pack business cards in boxes without print, which protect them during transport and make storage easier. Once received, the business cards are ready to distribute to employees or at business meetings.

Lead time is shown automatically in the calculation summary and is counted from the file approval. This way you know exactly when to expect delivery and can plan business card distribution.

Express option

If you urgently need business cards, an Express option is available in the cart. It costs extra and shortens the standard lead time. Express orders are accepted until 11:00 – if you send us the files before that time, we launch production with priority.

The Express option is especially useful in emergency situations such as unexpected trade fairs, conferences or hiring a new employee who urgently needs business cards.

Custom business cards

If you need business cards in different dimensions, with foiling, on decorative paper or with other special effects, use our sheet-fed digital print calculator. There you will find a wider range of material and finishing options that allow you to create cards tailored to the unique needs of your brand.

Thanks to our well-equipped bindery and technologies such as die-less foiling (sleeking) or traditional hot stamping, we can deliver even the most unusual business card designs in short runs.

How to order business cards

  1. Configure the product – choose format, print type, finishing options and quantity in the online calculator
  2. Check price and lead time – the system will automatically calculate cost and show the delivery date
  3. Add to cart – if you need expedited production, mark the Express option
  4. Send files – after placing the order, send files prepared according to the technical guidelines (link below)
  5. Receive your finished business cards – packed in boxes, ready to use

 

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Print parameters:

X
mm

druk

Calk paper mat: 350g
CMYK

Finishes

Quantity:

Most common quantities

1 patterns
100 pcs total
5.66 €
1 patterns
200 pcs total
7.31 €
1 patterns
300 pcs total
8.96 €
1 patterns
400 pcs total
11.09 €
1 patterns
500 pcs total
12.74 €
5.66 €
net
Lead time: 1 working days
VAT rate: 23%
0.06 €/pcs
Weight: 0.16 kg

how to prepare business cards 85x54

90x50mm

85x54mm

 

At a glance

- CMYK
- 300 dpi resolution
- 2 mm bleed
- safety margin for content min. 3 mm from the trim line
- black must use C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:100
- grey, e.g. C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:60
- text converted to outlines
- no ICC color profiles 
- PDF version 1.3 (Acrobat 4.0)

Dimensions

Trim size

The trimmed size is 90x50mm or 85 x 54 mm. (see illustration)

Design size (with bleed)

The print file must be 94x54 mm or 89 x 58 mm, i.e. 2 mm larger on each side compared to the trim size. If objects extend beyond the design area, they must be trimmed off. (see illustration) 

If the business card is in portrait orientation (54 mm wide, 85 mm tall), prepare it in that orientation (rotate the template by 90 degrees)

Important!
Even if your artwork has no background extending to the edge, the design size must still be respected. Therefore limit the design size with a 89 x 58 mm rectangle on the lowest layer, with no outline and no fill — or (for raster files) crop the file accordingly so it has the correct dimensions.

We turn the sheet along the vertical axis (left-right, not top-bottom), sheet flipping instructions

Template

To make designing easier, we offer templates you can download and use as a starting point.
Files: 
85x54: PDF or CDR

Important! (applies to CDR) the template is a design aid — if the bleed area (dashed line) is not visible, enable View->Show->Bleed. Guide lines indicate the safe content area. Please do not change the page format.

Bleed

The artwork background and any objects touching the trim edge must extend beyond the trim edge into the bleed area. For this product the bleed is always 2 mm on each side.

 

Graphics

Color mode

The artwork must be prepared in CMYK. If the file contains raster images (textures, photographs), they must also be converted to CMYK.  

For a full, deep black use C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:100 and save it as vector graphics.

Avoid gradient transitions to values below 5%.
Add noise to gradients to prevent banding. 

Optimal resolution

The optimal resolution for raster graphics and photographs is 300 dpi. 

Element placement

Important elements (photos, graphics, text) cannot be closer than 3 mm to the trim edge or fold lines (creases, folds). 

When rotating the artwork by -90 degrees, check that bitmaps rotate correctly. 

Place all text on a separate (top) layer. 

When saving as CDR, group the artwork and convert text to outlines. 
The page format must match the design size above, and the artwork should be centered on the page.
When saving as EPS without a (white) background, limit the artwork with a frame matching the design size above. 

Due to cutting tolerance, slight shifts of the artwork relative to the trim edges may occur. We therefore advise against placing any kind of frames around the artwork — non-centered placement may be visible. In such cases we recommend a safety margin of at least 5 mm from the trim line.

Saving the file

File formats

Preferred: PDF (PDF 1.3, Acrobat 4.0)
Accepted: TIFF, JPG (not recommended)

Notes

If the artwork contains text, remember to convert it to outlines or embed fonts in the file (for PDFs) before saving.

For double-sided business cards, save all sides in one file (front, back). If the chosen format does not support this, create two separate files named front and back. (artwork_front.tiff, artwork_back.tiff). 

When ordering multiple designs but the back side and the print run are the same for all, we accept fronts sent separately and a single back in a separate file.

When ordering multiple designs with different print runs, be sure to add the quantities at the end of each file name, e.g. „card_company_100pcs.pdf" „card_personal_200pcs.pdf". Please do not enter print runs in the order comment.

If you save the file from Photoshop, be sure to choose TIFF — save the file as a single layer, without additional alpha channels.

For complex designs with many layers, overlapping graphics, shadows, transparencies etc., flatten them as much as possible into a single background image while keeping text, logos, lines and other important elements as vectors.

 

Additional information

Please note that due to differences in print and display technologies, color variations may occur compared to inkjet prints or on-screen images.

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