This is right if
You have a working logo and need it laid onto a card, engineered for a specific stock and finish.
Artwork for a specific piece
Both sides, one clear idea.
Business card artwork is the two-sided layout of your card at its actual trim, stock and finish, with every small detail set to survive the press and the finish separated on its own layer.
- Guide price
- from 295 $
- Scope
- two sides, one finish
- Turnaround
- 5 working days
Guide price. Every project is quoted — tell us what it is for and we come back with a number. Most card artwork lands between 295 $ and 700 $. Half of every design fee is credited against your first print order over 600 $.
O'Rourke · one ink, one card
From a real project · Alvarez Stone
Supplied CMYK raster → Vector master
A raster has no line weight to hold to. Traced and rebuilt, every stroke has a measurable thickness we can lift to the foil floor, and foil, letterpress and blind emboss all become possible in the same pass.
Read the Alvarez Stone case study →
How it runs
Four steps, each one on paper.
- 01
Start with the real piece
Bring your mark and copy; choose the card size, stock and finish before we set type.
- 02
See the layout on the piece
The composition at actual trim on its intended stock, with the finish visible.
- 03
Refine and resolve
One chosen direction is refined against your feedback and the limits of the selected process.
- 04
Receive the production files
Outlined vector masters, process separations and a spec sheet naming what the press needs to hold.
The handoff
What you get.
- Front and back artwork
- Finish separated on its own layer
- Bleed, trim and safety held to our floors
- Print-ready PDF plus working file
- Spec sheet
.ai.pdf
Is this the right service?
When you need this. When you don't.
Production standards
The details that matter here.
Two common trims
A US 3.5 × 2 inch card and an 85 × 55 mm card need separate artwork; never scale one casually into the other.
Business card sizes →
Corners and safety
Set the safe area to the actual trim and corner radius, then move small type clear of the cut.
Die-cut shapes →Questions before we start.
What bleed do you need on a business card?
3 mm bleed on every edge, with all critical content held 3 mm inside the trim. Foil and emboss sit a further 2 mm in, because registration moves under pressure.
Can you set up my card for foil?
Yes. The foil sits on its own layer at 100% of a single spot, with a minimum line weight of 0.5 pt. We separate it and name the tolerance on the spec sheet.
What if the first layout misses the mark?
Tell us what is not working. One chosen direction is refined against your feedback; a new brief is a new scope and we discuss that first.
Do I own the finished files?
Yes. The approved artwork and its production files are yours. Fonts licensed from others remain subject to their licence.
Can you keep my colours and existing artwork?
Send the best original file you have and your colour references. We keep what survives the actual stock and process, then show any unavoidable change before approval.
Updated September 2026
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