What is "Bleed"?
"Bleed" is a printing term used to indicate the portion of the card that will be Trimmed Off when cut to the final size. The purpose of a bleed is to continue a colour, image or design to the edge of the card.

We require all files to be built to the full bleed dimensions specified for each trim size.

Guidelines

Full Bleed (Artwork size 93mm x 56mm) 
The margins between the trim line (red line) and the dimensions of your artwork is called "Full Bleed", images and text outside the Trim line (red line) will be CUT-OFF!

Any photos, coloured background or images that you want to continue to the edge of the product must be continued past the trim line (red line) to at least 1.5 mm on each side.

If the artwork did not provide the full bleed your product will probably end up with a white strip along the edge.

Trim Size (Business card size 90mm x 53mm)                                                                                (Note: All Plastic cards size 85.5mm x 54mm)
This is the finished size of the product after cutting off the "Bleed". Text or images that are next to the trim line (red line) MAY BE CUT-OFF! We also recommend no borders due to shifting in the cutting process, borders may appear uneven.

Safe Zone (86mm x 49mm) 
All critical elements (text, images, logos, etc.) MUST be kept at least 2mm from the trim line (red line) inside this area. Anything left outside this box may be CUT-OFF during trimming.

General Requirements
To ensure an ideal printing result and smooth printing process, please refer to the requirements below.

Acceptable File Formats (* We prefer press ready file in PDF format)
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0 or lower(*.pdf)
• Adobe Photoshop CS3 or lower(*.psd)
• Adobe Illustrator CS3 or lower(*.ai)
• CorelDRAW 12.0 or lower(*.cdr)
• JPEG Image (*.jpg)
• *.tif file
Please note: We do not accept files produced by document processing applications, ie. MS Word, MS Excel, MS Publisher, etc.

Resolution
300dpi is required for best quality print.

Colour Mode
All colours as CMYK, not RGB or Pantone.

Font
Please make sure that the text is converted to outlines/curves to avoid font problems.

Others
The front/back of business cards or separate pages of a design is recommended to be saved into separate files with names easily identifiable.