Our Studio
Our Graphic Design team specialise in card creation and have produced thousands of exclusive best-selling artwork. Your card is a high-impact marketing tool, and thus special attention must be dedicated to a powerful layout, enhancing your message and product presentation.Our experienced studio staff will be happy to design your card for you, working from a rough sketch or basic brief.
You will be given a proof for approval.
You should advise of any additional features you would like with your design to incorporate:
• Embossing information and line(s) required
• Signature panel(s)
• Magnetic tape
• Smart chip
• Hologram
• Barcode
• Number
• Hot foil
• Hole & Slots
• Tag punching
All files (unless CMYK) require PMS colour references from the Pantone® colour matching system.
We can however colour match to a sample/swatch supplied. Please ensure files supplied to print as spot colours are supplied as such, this may mean converting mixed colours to spot.
Files should be supplied as 'one ups' to the following specifications:-
• The standard card is 85.5mm x 54mm
• Minimum and maximum bleed of 2mm to give a print area of 89.5mm x 58mm
• Maximum extent for images and text not intended to bleed is 2mm in from card edge, giving a usual print area of 81.5mm x 50mm
• Please remember the finished card will have a 3mm radius corner
PLEASE SEND YOUR ART AS A HIGH QUALITY "PDF" FILE
PDF is the preferred format for sending us your artwork. The PDF files should have the fonts embedded and be a high quality PDF for high resolution printing. PDF files should be saved for "Printing Press" as CMYK and not for "web" RGB mode.
If you need to send an EPS file, please create OUTLINES of ALL TEXT and save as an Adobe Illustrator .EPS file. This will insure that there are no problems accurately reproducing your design.
YOU CAN ALSO SEND YOUR ART AS A PHOTOSHOP "PSD" FILE. For best results with your Adobe Photoshop file, sending us your original "layered" file is recommended.
Please contact our design studio to discuss your artwork requirement or email studio@brydiancards.com