The purpose of these lightweight cards is not to leave a long-lasting impression—these are affordable cards that will wear and tear quite easily. If you’ve got colorful graphics, the gloss finish will add vibrancy and contrast to your business cards and make them look modern. The foiling finishing technique allows you to add gold, silver, copper, green or red metallic foil to specific areas of your business card, like your logo.

As far as specific design layouts are concerned, we have thousands you can quickly sort and browse by industry, shape, style and more. At Helloprint, we provide you with free templates on Canva so that you can easily design your business cards.For instance, our ultra-thick business cards are actually 650 gsm and our premium cards come in at 360 gsm. We've got a range of step-by-step guides for the most popular tools, including Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign and Canva. These are the cards you use to make an impression because they tend to look better, feel better (because of their tactile advantage) and last longer.

It’s best suited to large patterned or solid areas as this has a greater impact on the overall design. Create the ultimate first impression and ensure your business is the first one they think about when they need your service or products. It has a slight sheen to it which gives your print a vibrant and crisp appearance but softer than full high-shine gloss.

FSC® is the abbreviation for the Forest Stewardship Council®– paper with this certification is sourced from healthy forests through responsible methods, helping protect trees for future generations. These business cards are available for either single or double-sided printing and dedicated for laser or inkjet printing.

Inkjet and laser printer paper have, among other things, different absorbencies to suit the printing method. We use spot UV on the colourful spots on our business card as well as our logo to really show it off! That said, if you’re still struggling to choose the right paper type for your business cards give us a holler.In business cards, the thickness is expressed by points, where a point is equal to one-thousandth or . With such a large number of materials and styles to choose from, creating your business cards can take a bit of thought. Printing at home seems like the easiest and most cost-effective option, but the quality just won’t be the same as having them printed by a professional.