Comments on: Create a Print Ready Business Card in Photoshop

By: George

George — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:52:20 +0000

Great Tutorial!!! But where can I find the phone and internet shape??

By: Hafiz Khurram

Hafiz Khurram — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:50:37 +0000

Awesome Business card tutorial, It will help for making my own company business cards

By: Korab

Korab — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:15:51 +0000

Hey nice tutorial but where can i find that set of brushes :S

By: KHOKON

KHOKON — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:02:57 +0000

Really a great design. Thanks for cool design.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 26 May 2011 09:05:23 +0000

Could you please upload the custom shapes you used for email, phone and web. I have been having a very difficult time trying to find ones, especially ones that look as good as the ones you used.

Thanks!

By: Hsn

Hsn — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:17:33 +0000

I hope people still look at this site. I love the design.. but Im stuck on step 11.. I can’t get the brush to work I can find it on 659, and the shape comes out.. but either it prints 4 of those shape at one click or it just doesn’t show at all.. Please help me out guys.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:42:57 +0000

Note to anyone reading this:

Determining the DPI is really your decision to make.
A poster that will be viewed from 1-2 meters can have a 100 dpi and still look smashing.

A 300 dpi will be (most of the time) adequate for most print jobs, including business cards.
Now, some printers can go up to 4800 dpi or whatever, but you wont see a huge difference, unless you are printing hi-res photographic images

And this tutorial forgot to mention that the choice of black for CMYK can be a problem for small text prints like business cards.

By: Cucu Tudor Ionel (Crimzprod.)

Cucu Tudor Ionel (Crimzprod.) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:54:34 +0000

I didn’t consider to put a bigger resolution,because from what i learnt,and what rules i followed on different websites as Envato Marketplace – GraphicRiver.I consider that 300dpi is ok.

To work at 1280 dpi or what resolution you want,means to have an ultra-performance PC .. and yes this will be adviced to advanced designers.,but let’s not quarrel on this.

@Robert & @Justin Thank’s

Visit my portfolio – Crimzprod

By: shanes

shanes — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:53:11 +0000

@Robert: You say “most print houses require a 300 DPI resolution.”
Their advice is meant for amateur graphic designers, in other words, people who have never had to earn their living in graphic design, and who send their jobs off to printing companies who advertise “cheapest prices you will find on the web.”
The point of my comment above was meant for intermediate designers (professionals already know what I was talking about.)
Here’s a test, Robert. Find a loupe and look at your 300 dpi business card. Notice how the text looks. Now, look at a card printed at 1280 or 2540 dpi. You will be blown-away at the difference of quality of text.
Yes, “most” of the “send your b/c to us online using our easy to use uploading service” type printing houses specify a 300 ppi file, but that’s because they’re sick of getting 72 or 96 ppi files, and they figure “everyone” knows about the old standard “high resolution” means “300 dpi.” That resolution is only meant for raster images (photos).
But when your job incorporates text, as 99% of business cards do, then 300 ppi is too low.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:01:23 +0000

@shanes, most print houses require a 300 DPI resolution.

Frankly, I like the tutorial a lot! Nice work!