Design business cards, flyers, stationery

What is the best way to design business cards, flyers or stationery?

Data format:

Take the final format (trim size) of your printed product and add 2 mm bleed to each side. So for business cards in the desired final format of 8.5 x 5.5 cm, create a data format of 8.9x5.9 cm. Another example: for flyers in 10x15 cm format, create a data format of 10.4x15.4 cm. For labels in the desired format 5x5 cm, you create a work area size of 5.4x5.4 cm.

Color space

Please work exclusively in CMYK color mode. You can make this setting in the program or document settings. RGB color values are not used in the print area. A deep black can be achieved, for example, with 30% Cyan, 30% Magenta, 30% Yellow and 30% K. This recommendation is without guarantee and a pure favorite from our graphics department.

Fonts

Even though it is hardly necessary anymore, we recommend converting all fonts to paths before saving your PDF file. With this option you play it "safe" and there are no disadvantages for you. If you notice when viewing the PDF file later that the bookable "L" is displayed slightly differently (wider) than designed - don't worry. This is only a display error. As soon as you open the PDF file with a graphics program, this error will disappear.

File format

Save your finished design in a single-page or multi-page PDF document. For ADOBE graphics programs, simply select the "High quality print" preset. For other programs, make sure that the export settings include a resolution of at least 300 DPI, the Fogra 39 color profile, and deactivated image compression for optimal results.