Spot Gloss Design Guidelines
Choose a size for your design or scroll down for more info
Standard
3.66" x 2.16"
50 cards from $48.00
MOO
3.46" x 2.32"
50 cards from $48.00
Square
2.71" x 2.71"
50 cards from $58.00
Use Elements Wisely
For best results, follow these essential guidelines.
Gold Foil
Treat the Foil as its own color that will print on top of the rest of your design, obscuring anything beneath. Foil should take a different shape than any of the artwork below it to prevent a messy halo effect.
Spot Gloss and Raised Gloss
Think of Gloss as an enhancement to the existing colors of your main design file. The exception to this rule would be if you’re adding a gloss design over a dark, solid color.
Check your artwork
Printing with Elements is a unique challenge, so make sure it meets these requirements.
Text
Keep all text at 10pt or higher.
Lines
Sharp lines need to be at 1pt or thicker.
Imagery
Make artwork a vector PDF, photographs at 300dpi or higher and file size a maximum of 50Mb.
Cropmarks
No need! We automatically add them in exactly the right place.
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Standard Size
Standard Size
Spot Gloss Business Card Design Guidelines
Bleed Area: 3.66" x 2.16"
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Business Cards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 3.50" x 2.0"
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe Area: 3.34" x 1.84"
Make sure any important aspects of your design such as text and logos are inside of the safe area, otherwise they may be cut off.
Special Finish Guidelines
Special Finish Artwork
To create your Spot Gloss Business Cards, you'll need 2 files: one for the artwork, one for the Spot Gloss finish. The artwork file will house the main design image. CMYK colour file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. The Special Finish file will define where the spot UV finish is applied on top of your design. B&W PDF file only.
Guide for designing with your own tools -
MOO Size
MOO Size
Spot Gloss Business Card Design Guidelines
Bleed Area: 3.46” x 2.32”
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Business Cards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 3.3” x 2.16”
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe Area: 3.14” x 2”
Make sure any important aspects of your design such as text and logos are inside of the safe area, otherwise they may be cut off.
Special Finish Guidelines
Special Finish Artwork
To create your Spot Gloss Business Cards, you'll need 2 files: one for the artwork, one for the Spot Gloss finish. The artwork file will house the main design image. CMYK colour file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. The Special Finish file will define where the spot UV finish is applied on top of your design. B&W PDF file only.
Guide for designing with your own tools -
Square
Square
Spot Gloss Business Card Design Guidelines
Bleed Area: 2.71" x 2.71"
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Business Cards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 2.56" x 2.56"
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe Area: 2.4" x 2.4"
Make sure any important aspects of your design such as text and logos are inside of the safe area, otherwise they may be cut off.
Special Finish Guidelines
Special Finish Artwork
To create your Spot Gloss Business Cards, you'll need 2 files: one for the artwork, one for the Spot Gloss finish. The artwork file will house the main design image. CMYK colour file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. The Special Finish file will define where the spot UV finish is applied on top of your design. B&W PDF file only.
Guide for designing with your own tools
