Extreme Business Cards

Step 9 Creating the Graphic

Time to make it pretty! First use a graphics package to design your business card. I used a background image to make mine look a little different, and then had the writing in white. The design should be 1/8" larger on all edges (3mm) to allow for a "bleed". Reverse the image in your graphics package if possible (or otherwise at print time within your printer driver), and then print onto a transparency. Turn the transparency back over the right way, and you will have a nice design protected by the thickness of the transparency plastic. To see more detail of this technique, check out my "Professional Looking Gadgets" instructable - you may even notice a similarity in background images!

Note that I made a conscious decision to omit my phone number from the card to force someone to try it out. It may be a wiser decision to list the number on the card as well in case of problems getting it to work!