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Make A Beautiful Impression With Letterpress Business Cards
Elevate your business image with our exquisite letterpress business cards. Combining tradition with innovation, our cards boast an elegant aesthetic and distinct inked impressions. Crafted using a classic Heidelberg Windmill press, we use only the finest 100% cotton and bamboo stocks for deep, crisp results. For unparalleled quality, choose our Crane Lettra stock, engineered exclusively for letterpress printing, offering a luxurious feel and precise impressions. With a range of paper options and thicknesses, including 20pt and 40pt, you can tailor your card to perfection. Add a touch of opulence with lavish foil printing or intricate embossing, taking your letterpress business card to extraordinary heights.
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- Bleed Area:
Any artwork to be printed to the edge must be extended to this area.
- Safety Area:
Keep important information out of this area.
- Trim Size:
This is where your business card will be cut.
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Most Popular Questions
What is Letterpress?
Letterpress, or letterpress printing, is a method of relief printing that utilizes a printing press: a process by which a predetermined set of copies are produced by a repeated direct impression of an inked, raised surface against sheets or a continuous roll of paper. And in the world of business cards, it’s an approach that creates a host of incredible results.
The incomparable crisp impression forged by the letterpress printing process is more popular than ever before due to its razor-sharp precision and vintage aesthetics (and feel).
This painstaking and comprehensive process makes letterpress one of the planet's most preferable business card printing methods, and from start to finish, not a single detail is spared.
Our letterpress printing process involves making a bespoke plate of each design to ensure the ink is successfully imprinted into the card stock with the aim of developing a finish that is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the touch.
What are Business Cards?
Business Cards: Why They Still Matter in the Digital Age
In today's digital world, it's easy to forget the importance of the humble business card. With email signatures and social media profiles, it may seem like handing out a physical card is outdated, but the truth is that business cards are still a valuable tool in building connections and networking.
So, what exactly is a business card? In its simplest definition, a business card is a card that contains a person's or a company's contact information, usually given out during networking events or meetings. However, it's much more than that. A business card represents you and your business, and it's often the first impression people will have of you. That's why it's essential to create a card that's not only informative but also visually appealing and memorable.
The Origins of Business Cards
The history of business cards dates back to 17th century England when they were known as trade cards. At the time, London had no notable street numbers, so trade cards were used as mini-maps to guide people to the business's location. They were also promotional tools that businesses used to advertise their products and services.
By the late 1800s, trade cards had become a popular promotional tool worldwide, and the business card as we know it today was born. With the advancements in printing and technology, business cards have evolved over the years to become more visually striking, innovative, and functional.
Why Business Cards Still Matter
Despite the rise of digital communication, business cards are still essential in today's business world. Here are a few reasons why:
- A Physical Reminder of You and Your Business
While digital communication is convenient, it can also be easily forgotten. A business card provides a physical reminder of who you are and what you do. It's something that people can hold on to, making it easier for them to recall your name and business.
- A Professional Touch
Handing someone your business card shows that you're prepared and professional. It demonstrates that you're serious about your business and that you're willing to invest time and money into your brand.
- Helps Build Relationships
When you hand someone your business card, it opens up an opportunity for conversation and helps build a relationship. It's a tangible way to start a conversation and make a connection with someone.
- Direct Marketing Tool
Business cards are an effective marketing tool that can be used to promote your business. They can be handed out to potential customers and clients, and they can be left in places where your target audience is likely to see them.
Business Card Sizes
Business cards come in all shapes and sizes, but for reference, here are the standard business card sizes for different regions:
Europe: A standard European business card size is 90mm (3.543 inches) in width and 55mm (2.165 inches) in height.
North America: A standard North American business card size is 89mm (3.5 inches) in width and 51mm (2 inches) in height.
In conclusion, business cards may seem like a relic of the past in today's digital age, but they're still an essential tool in building connections and networking. A well-designed and memorable business card can help you stand out from the crowd, make a lasting impression, and ultimately help you grow your business.
What is blind letterpress?
Blind letterpress is a process used by Jukebox to achieve subtle impressions in cardstock without strongly affecting the opposite side of the stock. This creates a visual effect similar to debossing, where there is an impression made without any ink. This process does not create as deep or obvious impressions as those achieved through the traditional debossing process. Blind debossing will not produce an opposite emboss of your design on the back side of the card. You may see some slight show through on the back of thinner stocks, but this will not be an embossed effect.
Blind debossing can be used on almost any type of stock, however if you are choosing this method so you can print on the back side of the card, we recommend one of our 24pt Mega Thick stocks.
Is my design suitable for Letterpress?
Not all designs are suitable for Letterpress output. Below are some guidelines for Letterpress printing:
Suitable | Not Suitable |
A small number of colours (1-3 spot colours work best) Vector graphics Solid shapes | A wide range of colours in the design Photographs Raster (pixel-based) graphics Gradients or shades/tints of a colour |
Setting up press-ready files for Letterpress
Letterpress cards are printed with spot colours – which will need to be defined in your supplied press-ready PDF file.
Please see: Setting up press-ready spot colour file.