: Business Card Printing Standards I am currently trying to create my first ever business card. However, I am not sure what are the standard properties which I need to give to my image file.

I am currently trying to create my first ever business card. However, I am not sure what are the standard properties which I need to give to my image file. For this project, I am using Photoshop, and here are the settings which I found from different sources over the Internet.

Width: 3.5 inches
Height: 2 inches
Resolution: 762 Pixels/Inch
Colour Mode: CMYK Colour (8bit)
Colour Profile: U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels

I would be really grateful if someone who has more experience in this area can verify these settings. Thank you in advance.

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@Harper654

Hi I work in mm but I am certain the same can apply for inch measurements.

If the final size of my business card is 85mm x 50mm then I add 3mm for bleed (~10% of an inch) , basically what this means is the printer has an area they can cut into so my cards do not have any white on the border edge.

Have look at this image I found on the net, hopefully it illustrates my point well.

I would advise you to speak to your printer about what their requirements are and create your design around that.

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