The most popular business card size used in Australia is 90 x 55mm. The size is little larger on the long edge when compared to a plastic credit card (Size 85.5 x 54mm). Many printing companies now offer cards at 90 x 54mm with the purpose to reduce the off-cut and maintain an efficient board yield. This is a very negligible 1mm reduction in the short edge of the card. We prefer to maintain our standard card size at 90 x 54mm, while also accommodating any special sizes for an additional fee.

Majority of our printing Jobs are planned and printed both sides. Printing just one side will not give you a sizable cost advantage. We recommend that you should make the best use of both surfaces on your card, by creating an effective design that contributes towards the purpose of having a business card.

Our planned printing batch size is usually 1000 and 500 cards. The cost difference between these quantities is approximately $10 to $20, which is negligible when compared to the set up time for each job. We therefore prefer to print 1000 cards, making it both advantages to our customer and us. We also accept order quantities bellow 250 cards, which will be printed digitally.

Holding a thicker business card can always give you a feel of substance and prestige. With this purpose in mind we prefer to use 400gsm stock for our prestige range of cards. This is a smooth and hi-white stock that has always been a preferred choice for our clients during our years of trading. In fact a 400gsm card is almost double the weight offered by many of the ‘budget printing’ companies.

We can also offer the same in 300gsm stock thickness. Again, this type of board thickness has its uses, as it is fairly economical when used by people who need to bulk-buy their cards for constant give away, e.g. taxi drivers, hairdressers, tradesmen etc. This stock used with a Gloss or Matt Cello glaze topping can add extra substance and glamour to your card.

GSM (gsm) refers to the substance weight (Thickness) of paper, relating to an area of paper that remains constant, irrespective of sheet size, expressed as grams per square metre.

Cello glazing is a process where a Gloss or Matt film coating is heat bonded to the printed surface of your business card. Cello-glaze has a smooth and luxurious feel and also enhances the visual impact of your design while increasing the durability of your cards. If in case you need a writable surface with cello-glace, a Matt cello-glaze coating is the option to select. In contrast a gloss coating will give you a reflective sheen to the surface of your card.