Business card maker
A sheet of ten cards, drawn as sharp text and rules, ready to print and cut.
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Example
Example: ten 3.5 × 2 in cards for a dog-walking business on one Letter sheet
Dana Brooks walks dogs and wants cards to leave at the vet and the pet store. Typed: Company “Sunny Paws Dog Walking”, Name “Dana Brooks”, Job title “Owner”, four contact lines (town, phone, e-mail, website), and a square paw logo. Settings: US 3.5 × 2 in, Sheet Letter, Aligned left, Green, cut marks on.
- Two columns of five fit on Letter: ten cards, with 0.75 in left and right and 0.5 in top and bottom. That is the standard ten-up layout of pre-cut card sheets.
- The logo is fitted into a 24 × 8 mm space at the top left, keeping its shape. A square logo prints 8 mm (about 5/16 in) square; a wide 3:1 logo uses the whole space.
- The name sits just above the middle, the title under it, and the contact lines are set upwards from the bottom edge, so they never run into the name. A green bar runs down the left edge.
- Short cut marks are printed in the paper’s margin, never across a card.
| Card size | Sheet | Cards | Margins: sides, top and bottom |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 3.5 × 2 in | Letter | 10 (2 × 5) | 0.75 in, 0.5 in |
| US 3.5 × 2 in | A4 | 10 (2 × 5) | 16.1 mm, 21.5 mm |
| Europe 85 × 55 mm | A4 | 10 (2 × 5) | 20 mm, 11 mm |
| Europe 85 × 55 mm | Letter | 8 (2 × 4) | 23 mm, 29.7 mm |
| Japan 91 × 55 mm | A4 | 10 (2 × 5) | 14 mm, 11 mm |
| Japan 91 × 55 mm | Letter | 8 (2 × 4) | 17 mm, 29.7 mm |
business-cards-10.pdf, with no footer, since the cards are meant to be handed out. Print a test on plain paper at 100 %, hold it against the card stock or pre-cut sheet, then print on card. A fifth contact line, such as a social handle, would be left off: there is room for four.
How it works
- Type the company, your name and how to reach you.
- Choose the card size: Japanese cards are 91 × 55 mm, US cards 3.5 × 2 inches.
- Add a logo if you have one, and pick the accent colour.
- Download the PDF and print it at 100 % on card stock, then cut along the marks.
Frequently asked questions
- What paper should I print on?
- Card stock of about 200 g/m² or more. Print at 100 % (“actual size”), not “fit to page”, or the cards come out slightly small.
- Will the cards be exactly the right size?
- Yes, when printed at 100 %. The type is kept well inside the edge, so cutting by hand by a millimetre or two does not spoil a card.
- Can I print on pre-cut sheets?
- If your sheets are the standard ten-up layout, yes — the cards sit in the same grid. Try one sheet of plain paper first and hold it against the card sheet.
- What size are UK and European business cards?
- Usually 85 × 55 mm, a little longer and taller than a US card. Choose “Europe 85 × 55 mm” in Card size: ten fit on A4 (two across, five down) and eight on Letter.
- How many contact lines can I add?
- Four: an address, a phone number, an e-mail and a website, for example. Only the first four lines are printed, so put a fifth, such as a social handle, on one of them or leave it off. A long line is set slightly smaller to fit the width of the card.
- Is my logo uploaded?
- No. The sheet is made in your browser, and the logo is kept only on this device.