Business Card Imposition
Practical field guides.
Practical explanations, layout examples, and answers to the things that tend to go wrong. Start with the guide that matches your job.
Business Card Bleed and Safe Zone: Exact Specs by Region
Exact business card bleed and safe zone specs for US and EU sizes, why thin borders get cut crooked, and how to check your file before you send it.
Read the guide FIELD NOTE / 02Business Card Imposition: 10-Up, 21-Up, 25-Up Layouts Explained
See how 10-up, 21-up, and 25-up business card layouts are built on Letter, SRA3, and 12x18 sheets, with gripper margin and gutter math worked out.
Read the guide FIELD NOTE / 03How Many Business Cards Fit on a Sheet? (Letter, 12x18, SRA3, A3)
Exact business-cards-per-sheet counts for Letter, 12x18, SRA3, and A3 stock, with US, EU/UK, and JP card sizes, kiss-cut and double-cut, plus the formula.
Read the guide FIELD NOTE / 04Gang Run Printing for Business Cards: How It Cuts Cost
How gang run printing packs several business card designs onto one press sheet, a worked cost example, and what you trade away for the lower price.
Read the guide FIELD NOTE / 05Rounded-Corner Business Cards: Bleed, Dies and Safe Zones
Rounded corners are die-cut, not guillotined, which changes tolerance and layout. How bleed, safe zones and imposition differ from a square-cut card.
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