Design and print professional business cards

Put your best foot forward and print custom business cards that showcase your professional edge, all on one easy-to-use platform.

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Complete your card with the right finish and shape on your choice of eco-friendly, high-quality paper stock.

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The standard business card size is 3.5 × 2 inches, close in size to a bank card, making them easy to fit inside a wallet. The thickness of business cards depends on the paper you pick and the finish. Paper thickness is measured in point (or PT), and the weight of the card is measured in grams per square meter (GSM).

All our paper is eco-friendly, so you can select from our lighter standard paper (13pt, 297 gsm), our mid-weight premium paper (15pt, 350 gsm), or our thickest deluxe paper (32pt, 650 gsm) and design while being kind to the environment.

As with everything, stick with the basics if you want to make the best impression with your business card:

• Logo: keep it visual, simple, and on-brand.

You can make your business card more memorable by adding a unique spin on its size, texture, color scheme, or font styling. Be creative and on-brand with raised logos and text, cotton or wood material, a glossy finish, or rounded edges.

• Phone number: show you are easy to reach.

• Email address: provide another contact option.

• Website: lead people to your business.

Glad you asked! Ideally, use fonts that are 7pt or bigger to ensure they can be easily seen. Smaller fonts may look big on your screen but won’t print well if they’re too small. Also, consider using Sans Serif fonts for smaller lines of text. Sans serif fonts, like Helvetica, don’t have the small features on the ends of strokes.

We optimize every single one of our designs and images for print. But if you are uploading photography (or non-vector artwork), make sure they are no less than 96 DPI but, ideally, around 300 DPI. You don’t want anything to look pixelated!

And lastly, here’s a pro design tip: don’t mix too many fonts in one design. Use two fonts at most on your business card design to keep it looking professional.

If your business card design is a mix of photos and graphics, make sure that the images you choose are above the recommended pixel sizes. After all, you want it to look perfect!

Think of paper finishes as the icing on your cake. Each finish can give your printable business card a completely different look and feel—and of course, impact!

Matte business cards have a low sheen finish that won’t alter how the colors look, and you can write on them easily.

We’re planting a tree for every order placed so you can get creative but stay sustainable. We grow these mangrove and forest trees in restoration sites across Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, and Haiti.

Gloss business cards, on the other hand, are shiny with depth. This finish makes your images pop and the colors more vibrant. It also protects cards from scratches, dirt, and other marks.

Uncoated business cards are just that. You can easily feel the natural grain, so they’re super easy to write on. Keep in mind, too, that all colors printed on uncoated papers look warmer and softer.

For mangroves, we will be planting native species of Rhizhopora, Ceriops, and Bruguiera. For forest tree species, we are planting Afromontane species. Each mangrove tree will offset 3.4 kg (7.4 lbs) per year or 84 kg (185.2 lbs) of carbon over 25 years. The Afromontane species vary, depending on size.

Soft-touch business cards have a shine-free, velvety finish that feels very smooth. This finish makes photos and colors appear softer, but it also gives a little protection from dirt while still allowing you to write on them.

Design and print professional business cards

Put your best foot forward and print custom business cards that showcase your professional edge, all on one easy-to-use platform.