How to Design an Abstract Business Card in Photoshop. In this tutorial I will teach you how to design an abstract business card using a combination of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
We will be using Photoshop as a base for our business card, all whilst using Illustrator to create some clean, abstract shapes to use in our abstract business cards. The reason I will be using Photoshop as our base application is because it has some tools which just makes it that little bit easier and quicker to produce the image I’m looking for. Some people think Illustrator is a lot better when it comes to files that are being sent to press, but so long as the image you produce in Photoshop is a large file no less than 300dpi, you should be fine! Once you have followed this tutorial and finished designing your card, you can get your cards printed.
There are some great business card printing services online. Inspiration. Making a Print-Ready Business Card Using Only Photoshop. In this tutorial, we are going to design up a simple business card in Photoshop and get it ready for print with crop marks and bleed.
Normally you'd do some of this with a tool like InDesign, but it is in fact possible to get by with just our trusty old Photoshop. Calling Card Competition Over at our sister site FreelanceSwitch, there is a competition to make business cards using vectors from a special Arsenal sample pack. So if you'd like to Win $370 worth of vector gear, head over and put in your entry! I actually had to make an example card for the write-up, and while making it, decided to write a tutorial for what I was doing (which is what you are about to read :-) ) Step 1 Ok, so the very first thing we need to do is create a New Document.
When sending things off to printers however, you need to add a sort of border around the image called a Bleed. Because of a quirk of Photoshop (which you'll see later) we're going to use a value of 3mm. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8. 35 Smart Logos With Second Thought To Make You look Twice. One more logo showcase, but in this one you really will need to look twice!
Every logo is carefully picked with second thought and I think such logos are really hard to create. Get inspired, hopefully this article will help you to look different at logo creation – it’s not always just about typography, good looking font and nice animation. You need to really deliver message to people and you need to deliver the RIGHT message – those are logos, which will be remembered.
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Business card design tips. Printernational offers a set of tips and guidelines to help you while designing a business card.
Keep in mind that these are guidelines only, not rules. Graphic design is not an exact science and today's standards might not be there anymore tomorrow. If you have any feedback or questions on the following information don't hesitate to contact us . The most important element on business cards are text sizes. If your text is too small, clients might struggle to read information on the cards.
Text size guidelines For determining the sizes of your typography keep the following tips in mind. Address and Phone contact elements should be 7 to 8 point Name should be 1 point bigger or set in a bold typeface The title could be the size point size as your address details or 1 point smaller If needed the Company Name should have a minimum of 12 point.