Plastic Business Card Printing

You’ve arrived! Welcome to the world of professionals who recognize the intrinsic value in plastic cards. Business card printing has evolved over the past decade with advanced custom printing options that are both memorable and engaging! The average corporate business card needs a boost to be competitive. Entrée, the plastic business card! They look great and last longer than their cardstock counterparts.

The durability of plastic is perfect for industries that need waterproof or heavy-duty options. Companies that operate out of high humidity regions are also key candidates to take advantage of plastic business cards.

Anyone who wants to build a memorable business card will benefit from the diversity and quality offered with a plastic business card. We can customize your plastic cards in numerous ways. Custom printing options include:

Designing Plastic Business Cards

Plastic business cards are a durable way to showcase your brand. Here are some tips for designing with plastic:

• Our plastic business cards come in two sizes: standard credit card size (3.375 x 2.125 inches) and standard business card size (3.5 x 2 inches). The credit card size is larger and can hold more information, but the standard business card size looks and feels more like a traditional business card.
• Our standard plastic cardstocks come in 20 mil and 30 mil thicknesses, but we can also print on other, custom thicknesses.
• Design your business cards so they’re uncluttered and the most important information can be gleaned at a glance. We recommend a minimum of 8pt type.
• The only type of font that can embossed on a plastic card is called OCR Standard. You’ve seen this font a lot – it’s the font that is used for numbers and letters on your credit card.

Using Plastic Business Cards

Business cards are a staple at networking events, but plastic cards have many uses beyond the traditional meet and greets.

Because they’re so durable, plastic cards are perfect for slipping into a wallet. Use them for businesses that people might need to call in a pinch, like mechanics and insurance agents. Plastic is also a good choice for take-along rewards cards and membership cards – just add a barcode or magnetic strip and you’re ready to go. Need to write on the card? A writable surface can be added for signatures or anything else you’d want to write.

Plastic business cards can happily withstand a sudden rainstorm or a dunk in the ocean. That makes them perfect for beach businesses, boating and skiing, and people who work outdoors.

Clear plastic cards make a striking statement that people will marvel over, holding the card up and peering through for a closer look. We print your design as usual, but the “white space” remains clear or frosted for a see through effect. Use clear cards to make a design statement or suggest something about your product – like clear windows on a window cleaning service card.

Plastic also pairs beautifully with other special effects. Cards can be foil stamped for a shiny glimmer, or die cut to produce intriguing shapes. Imagine a music store’s plastic business card with silver accents and a punch out guitar pick that customers can really use.

Plastic business cards are a unique and sturdy way to keep your business on people’s minds and in their wallets. When you combine them with special effects, plastic business cards become truly noteworthy.

Plastic Business Card Design and Layout Templates and Instructions

Earning your business is our top priority. One of our experts is ready to help you make the best choices for your project and can answer all your questions. When you call you will find the knowledge, support, and top of the line quality that you deserve.

Our plastic business cards are competitively priced. Get standard pricing or get a quote on custom options.

We are dedicated to seeing your plastic card project be a success. For us, quality is the given and excellence is the standard. We aim to make your experience, from concept to delivery, the absolute best. Unsure of what you want? We understand, and will be with you through every step of the process. Call one of our friendly experts at 800-930-2423. The outcome will be an amazing, professional business card that sets you apart.

Personalized Coasters

Custom coasters are a practical way to share your branding or event. Whether you need coasters for a special occasion, like a wedding, or for a business, like a restaurant, our professional printing services will ensure your coasters look fantastic.

We offer an array of printed coasters and materials that will fit your needs.

Custom Coasters Pricing Sample:
Standard Pulpboard Coaster
Size: 4″ round: .035 thick
Quantity: 125
Single Sided, Four-Color Printing
$180 (Shipping Included)

All of our personalized coasters can be die cut to a custom shape that meets your specific requirements. Call 800-930-6040 to talk to one of our friendly printing experts. We will make it easy and your results will be top notch.

Perfect Binding

Your favorite magazine, that paper-back mystery novel, or the holiday catalog in your mail box are all samples of perfect binding. Rather than relying on a saddle stitch, perfect binding uses a strong adhesive to bind the pages together. It’s a durable, low to medium cost packaging solution for publications that need to be thicker than a saddle stitch can accommodate. Perfect binding, sometimes referred to as edge binding, also offers a more sophisticated, commercial looking product.

When deciding if perfect binding is the right solution for your catalog or magazine, consider the outcome you are aiming for. If your project is less than 40 pages (80 front and back), then perfect binding is not your best option. However, for any print job that exceeds this volume, perfect binding is, well, perfect.

Whether it’s a catalog, magazine, business publication, manual, or book, we can help you achieve a professional, commercial product.

We understand that a printing project of this magnitude can be intimidating. Our friendly experts are available to help you through the process.

Here is how to get started:

• Determine the scope of your perfect binding project

• Design and Layout

• Go to Print

The perfect bound magazine and book below are examples of the professional binding you can expect from us. We are dedicated to producing the best in commercial custom printing for your business.

 

Catalog and Booklet Printing Specifications and Formats

Understanding Catalog Page Counts and Formats

To count catalog pages, count sequentially the way you would count pages in a book or magazine, but include the front and back outside and inside covers. Count the front cover as page 1, the inside left cover as page 2, and so on.

Make sure the total amount of pages in your catalog is a multiple of four. By definition, a catalog or booklet is a folded piece with one or more sheets that consist of four pages or panels each.

To see how this works, if you take apart a saddle-stitched catalog by removing the staples at the spine, you will see that the catalog is composed of this set of sheets (also called “spreads”) collated and folded together. Each one of these two-sided spreads has four separate pages (two per side).

If you had a catalog made up of four two-sided spreads, for example, the total page count would be 16 pages.

 

Catalog Page Layout Instructions

We’ve made a quick video that illustrates how the page layout in a catalog looks. Most people are confused with how to number the covers of the book. The big takeaway is: submitting your file as individual pages is all we need to make your catalog or booklet look perfect.

 

Catalog Layout Specifications

While some printers may require that you provide your layout in these arranged “printer spreads,” you can keep it simple with us! Just submit your artwork as individual pages in your design program at the folded dimension, or 2-pages at the flat dimension above also known as “readers spreads” for more integrated designs (two pages that are side-by-side when the catalog is open). We’ll take it from there during our prepress process and work with you to ensure your proof is in the reading order that you intended.

 

Include bleed and the safe design zone on your page designs on all outside edges or we’re happy to add it for you as part of our printing service.

   

Bumper Stickers Printing

You’ve got a hot idea or brand and are ready to promote it with a bumper sticker! Great. A single sticker can travel a hundred miles and be seen by thousands on any given day. Printing for Less offers you quality, service, and custom options to make the most of your bumper sticker printing project. If this is your first custom bumper sticker, you are in good hands. We will help ensure you are happy every step of the way.

Printing Options Include:

• Custom shapes and sizes. Ovals, Rectangles, Circles, Paw-Prints, Hearts
   (Including standard sizes 2.75″ x 5″, 3″ x 9″, 3″ x 11″, & 4″ x 8″)
• Vibrant Full Color Options
• Vinyl all-weather material for excellent durability (2+ years)
• Clear sticker printing (best used on windows)
• Pre-cut, easy to distribute
• We are capable of printing both large and small quantities
• Design assistance
• We also offer cling-on and magnetic printing

Artwork Specifications:

We can support almost any file type but recommend that you use a minimum 300 dpi and use full bleed guidelines (dependent on your size and shape). Text needs to be within specified dimensions for your size bumper sticker to avoid being cut off. Contact our print experts for assistance, 800-930-6040.

Common uses:

• Support your favorite Charity or Sports Team
• Promote your Brand, Company, or Product
• Campaign for your candidate
• Express yourself with witty quotes and one-liners
• Run a local contest involving the public’s use of your bumper stickers
• Advertise a special event (concerts, plays, festivals)
• Celebrate Holidays or Accomplishments
• Locker/ Backpack stickers
• Bike stickers

As long as there are bumpers, there will be bumper stickers! Using this real estate to advertise your brand or idea is an excellent way to expand your reach, literally. Bumper stickers printing should be easy, affordable, and of the highest quality for lasting impact. At Printing for Less we will deliver on your expectations!