The use of Plastic Business Card has slowly but surely increased in
the recent past. This is primarily because of the several advantages
that these types of card have to offer. In addition to being strong,
they are also considered to be flexible with regard to actual designing
and printing. These card are considered to be robust and most corporate
companies have started making this as their preferred choice as opposed
to paper card. Embossing and bar coding is possible and convenient on
these cards and also they can be tailor made to suit the convenience of
the customer. Styles, designs and colors are in plenty when it comes to
making a choice.
Letterpress Cards Make a Statement
Of late,Letterpress Business Cards are being created out of high
quality and fine cotton paper. Rotary, flat bed and platen presses are
the devices that are used to print these types of cards. The art work
that is preferred is either vector or bitmap graphics. Lettermen
printers have started using specialized printing plates, which are made
of photosensitive plastic sheet. This is because the printing looks
modern and trendy as they can be mounted on metal. In the good old days
this style of printing was associated only with traditional designs.
Letterpress Cards Can Be Customized
Letterpress Business Cards can be customized with regard to size, shape
and content. The most common size of these cards are eight five
millimeters by fifty five millimeters. As the printing plates used for
this process of printing have raised letters into paper, there is an
indentation for each and every picture or alphabet that needs to come on
the card. As colors have to be printed separately for these types of
card, a maximum of two colors is what the experts recommend. These cards
boast of elegance, style and being unique.
Methods of Printing Plastic Business Cards
Plastic Business Cards do not break easily and therefore are kept for a
longer time by clients. When it comes to choosing a design for a
business card, the deciding factors are the method of printing, the
color and size, shape and style and materials and visual effects. The
two most commonly used methods for the printing are digital and offset.
Most often, depending on the company profile the colors and styles are
chosen for business cards. These types of card can also be transparent
these days.