Hot Foil Business Cards
Your design. Struck in real foil.
Hot foil business cards on heavyweight board, printed from your artwork in my Eastbourne press room.
You’ve designed the card. Now you need it printed. Send me the artwork, and I’ll help work out the board, foil, impression and production.
Heavy board. Real foil. Deep impression.
I print business cards individually on traditional presses, using pressure and make-ready to control the impression.
From Artwork to Finished Card
You don't need to turn yourself into a print technician before asking for a price.
Show me the design
Send finished artwork, a PDF, a screenshot or even the idea you're working on.
I check your artwork
I check your file to make sure everything will be printed properly. If there is a problem I will tell you.
I print Your Cards
Your cards printed one-by-one here in Eastbourne, checked by eye, packed and then sent to you.
Types of Business cards
Colorplan Business Cards
From 350gsm up to 1200gsm. Coloured stock, duplex and triplex options.
Square Business Cards
55 × 55mm r 65 x 65 heavyweight cards, available in hot foil and letterpress.
Plastic Business Cards
Hot Foil Stamped on Solid Black credit card style PVC.
Made for the design, not the template
Some designs need restraint: one foil, plenty of untouched board and a beautifully controlled impression. Others deserve something more unreasonable. Duplex board. Contrasting stocks. Letterpress. Edge gilding. A deep foil strike.
The production follows the design rather than forcing the design into a rectangle.
Why hot foil?
Sometimes the material is part of the design.
Real metallic foil catches light as the card moves. Deep impression changes the surface. Heavy board says something paper can't.
I use vintage machinery because it gives me so many options.
Your design. My press room.
I'm Simon, and I've been working in print since 1987. There isn't an account manager between you and the person making your cards. Send me the design and you're talking to the person who will work out how to print it and eventually stand at the press producing it. Sometimes I'll suggest doing something differently. Sometimes I'll tell you something won't work. And sometimes you'll send me something that makes me think, yes, that'll be interesting.
That's the useful bit about working directly with a printer.
F.A.Q.
No. I specialise in short-run work, so we can make the quantity that makes sense for the project.
Not necessarily. Send me what you have and I'll tell you what I need before anything goes to press.
No. If you're unsure, tell me what you're trying to achieve and I'll help narrow it down.
It can. The amount of impression depends on the design, board and result we're trying to achieve.
Yes. They're particularly good bedfellows.
Yes. Edge gilding and coloured edges are available where appropriate.
Once the artwork, specification and proof are approved, I'll give you a production date before we begin.