Business Card Printing: Terms Every Designer Should Know

What is a “die cut”? We have been asked several times this week about this since we have been posting examples of different types ofbusiness cards, including die cut business cards and UV coated business cards. This is the main reason why we decided to come up with a layman explanation of these terms that are commonly used in business card printing. Knowing and understanding these terms are very important especially if you are a designer. Before you could submit your design for printing to a commercial printer, you are normally asked what stock to use, is your file print-ready and in CMYK? Is there a bleed? Would you like to put spot UV, so on and so forth.  So here are some of the common terms that could help you understand the different processes and materials used inbusiness card printing. Since this is a glossary-style listing, the terms or words are arranged alphabetically.

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