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How to Design a Card set?

Learn how to design and print a Card set globally with Cloudprinter.com in just a few simple steps.

Download Card set templates in all available sizes in AI and PDF formats via the link. With the help of the templates, you can prepare the file for print in your Adobe Illustrator simply and easily.

*While preparing your file for print, you’ll have to exclude the bleeds layer.

Follow these simple steps to design and prepare your Card set for print: 

  1. Choose Card set type
    Card set specific is that you may add as many pages in one PDF file with the same or different designs (e.g. bingo cards, etc.) as you need instead of placing orders with one design many times. Select from available Card set types: Single-sided or Double-sided at Cloudprinter.com.
    Single-sided Card set: a number of pages in a file is a number of cards in a set, printed from one side.
    Double-sided Card set: the number of pages in your Card set should always be multiple of 2, odd pages are cards front and even pages are cards back. 
  2. Choose Card set size 
    Check available sizes before sending your Card set for global print with Cloudprinter.com. You may opt for the portrait or landscape orientation.
  3. Set Card set bleeds
    The next step is setting the bleed areas at each side of your Card set to make sure all important information is kept safe. For this, simply add 3 mm (0.125 in) at each side of the Card set. Make sure your information is within the bleed limits; colors, background images and the layout of your Card set design extend to the bleeds area as well, so that there are no white edges after cutting your Card set. We also recommend avoiding placing text or important information inside of the safe zone — the 3 mm (0.125 in) inside of the cutting edge in order not to be clipped when cutting your Card set. This way, you won't lose any data while you design your Card set.
  4. Prepare Card set file for printing 
    • Set 300 DPI resolution;
    • Choose RGB colour model;
    • Save the file in PDF/X-4.

Well done! Now you can print your Card sets all over the world as close to the delivery destination as possible. 

Card sets are printed on different types of paper, here is a useful link how to save a PDF file for printing on paper: