Business Cards provide contact information in a convenient, standardized size. While much of the information is the same from one Business Card to another, font, style, substrate, and imagery set you apart and make your impression unique.
UV 1 Side Coating
UV is short for Ultra Violet Light-Cured Coating. This is a high-gloss coating applied over the front of the printed piece. It is not recommended for printed material you need to write on after being produced.
UV 2 Sides Coating
UV is short for Ultra Violet Light-Cured Coating. This is a high-gloss coating applied over the entire front and back of the printed piece. It is not recommended for products you need to write on after being printed.
AQ 2 Sides Coating
AQ is short for Aqueous Coating. This is a semi-gloss, environmentally friendly, water-based coating applied over the entire front and back of the printed piece. It provides additional gloss and protection, and it can be written on with a ballpoint pen.
Satin AQ Coating
AQ is short for Aqueous Coating. This is a matte finish, environmentally friendly, water-based coating applied over the entire printed piece. It reduces the gloss of the printing and it can be written on with a ballpoint pen.
Spot UV
UV is short for Ultra Violet Light-Cured Coating. This is a high-gloss coating applied to specific spots of your choosing.
Spot UV 2
Sides High-gloss coating applied to specific spots of your choosing on both the front and back of the printed piece for emphasis or as a design element. Do not put spot UV anywhere that you will need to write.
Due to off line Spot UV. We recommend no type below 8pt, no fine lines, and no serifs that require the Spot UV.
4/0 (Full Color Front Side Only)
14 Pt. Gloss Cover stock : UV1 or AQ2
16 Pt. Gloss Cover stock : UV1 or Matte
18 Pt. Gloss Cover stock : UV1
4/4 (Full Color Both Sides)
14 Pt. Gloss Cover stock : UV1, UV2 or AQ2
16 Pt. Gloss Cover stock : UV1, UV2 or Matte
18 Pt. Gloss Cover stock : UV1
Recommendations
The most common order options are 3.5" x 2" on 14 Pt. Gloss Cover stock. Often, Business Cards are printed full color on both sides (4/4) and are coated UV 2 Sides.
For lower quantities and additional stock choices, please check out our 4-Color Digital Business Cards.
For orders with 1 or 2 color printing, including Pantone colors, please check out our 1 & 2 Color Business Cards.
If you want plastic or magnetic Business Cards, please check out our Digital Plastic and Digital Magnets.
Turnaround 2-4 Business Days
Marketing Tips
Business Cards are a time-honored way for people to swap contact information and provide a quick visual impression to the recipient. Their size makes it easy to keep them with you at all times, so you never lose an opportunity to make a valuable new contact. Consider adding a coupon or other promotion to the back of your card to help your new contact become your new customer.
In this ever more digital age, Business Cards still play a vital role. Whether providing information that the recipient enters manually into their contact list, that they scan into a digital device, or that they digitize directly from a QR Code on your card, Business Cards are as important as ever.
They are also commonly left in public places as part of marketing campaigns.