Business card design can be tricky if you’re not familiar with the process. As you’ll see in these tutorials, there are a number of different programs that you can use to create business cards, but setting up the layout properly and getting it ready to print can be the most challenging part.
This selection of tutorials will show you some techniques for designing business cards, as well as give you all the information you need to get set up the right way to make the design a success.
Design a Print Ready Business Card for Designers
This tutorial from Chris Spooner will show you how to create a two-sided business card using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
Learn how to create a business card with a grungy style by using Photoshop.
Making a Print-Ready Business Card Using Only Photoshop
Collis Ta’eed shows us how to make a stylish business card design in Photoshop.
Print-Ready Business Card Using Photoshop
PSDTUTS also put together a video version of Collis’ original tutorial.
Using a Vanishing Point Filter to Mockup a Business Card
This tutorial does not cover the process of designing a business card> It does, however, show how you can create a realistic mockup of your design to include in a portfolio of to present to a client.
Photoshop Business Card Templates and Tutorial
GreatFX provides some basic Photoshop templates for designing your own business cards, and a tutorial for working with them.
Making Your Business Cards Dynamic in Illustrator
Veerle shows how you can easily get business cards ready to go to the printer.
Learn how to create this business card with just Photoshop.
Cardboard and Torn Paper Business Card
PSHero shows how to make a business card in Photoshop with a textured look.
Business Card Design Project Walkthrough
Chris Spooner provides some helpful insight into his process by walking through a case study of one of his own clients.
What Makes a Good Business Card?
While this isn’t a tutorial that will show you how to design a business card, it is a very useful guide that can help to keep your work on-track and get results.
