Keys to a Successful Business Card
Printing Techniques and Special Effects
Silk screen, digital, offset — each one serves a specific need. We're most known for our screen-printed work. Screen print delivers the brightest, truest PANTONE colors, and it's one of the very few ways to print directly on dark materials.
Interesting fact: did you know regular printers don't actually print white? In 99% of cases, "white" is just the paper showing through. So if your card is black but the edges are white — that's why. You'd need a different print technique. With screen print, you can also do flat metallic colors like gold, silver, bronze, and more.
Screen printing is also behind many of our SPOT UV effects — raised, glossy, glitter-mix, and more.
Finishing options are endless. Check out our most popular finishes here.
Material selection is another big factor. Regular digital printers can't handle paper heavier than ~380gsm — and the same goes for plastic. Some digital printers claim to print on plastic, but the quality usually isn't there.
For 380+ gsm cards (or plastic), we turn to silk screen printing, foil, embossing, or debossing.
Most print shops stick to white or light paper. We don't — dark and black design paper, plastic, specialty materials, all possible in our shop.
Design papers come in a huge range of options and prices, usually 50–70% of the total cost. But if you hold one in your hands, you'll understand why.