subject: Card Printing Services For Non-designers [print this page] You may be considering distributing greeting cards to your friends and family come the holiday season. As you may have a wide network of personal contacts, you may not just want to settle for run-of-the-mill greeting cards as well as generic-looking design templates that are found at your nearest book story or supply shop. You may want to go for unique and custom-made designs that will surely be appreciated by everyone you know.
As you know, creating the design template is just one of the steps you need to take in making your own custom greeting cards. You have to work on your design templates that can take your time, especially if you are a beginner in card printing. You may also do not have the time to make a do-it-yourself project. Do not worry though if you think if there are no available options for you. Here are some card printing services you can avail of.
- Get graphic designers. If you want to get greeting cards that are professional looking, one of your best options is to get the services of a graphic designer. Your graphic designer can come up with design templates that can match your design preferences. All you need to do is provide your graphic designer with a design theme. You may have a specific design vision in mind.
Your graphic designer can put this vision into reality through the use of design elements. You can also work with your graphic designer as to what your greeting card would look like. Your graphic designer can offer your design ideas fit for card printing. Once the design template for your greeting cards is finalized, you can send this to your commercial printer.
When finding a graphic designer as well as a commercial printer, it is important that you get recommendations from friends. You may know people who can offer suggestions as to which graphic designers and commercial printers you can get for card printing services.
- Another way to get card printing services is to go online. Over the internet, you can come across different companies that offer card printing services. A quick search using the World Wide Web can provide you with a lot of design and printing options. You can even avail of mailing services from these online companies.
When looking for online companies, make sure that you get the best card printing services possible. Aside from searching for a list of the top card printing services online, you can also read client as well as industry reviews. You can get these online reviews from blogs and websites.
Once you have learned about all the options you have, create a shortlist. In that way, you can limit your options in a systematic method. List down all the pertinent information regarding the online companies you are considering. Enumerate the pros and cons, based on the criteria you have set for these online companies. These include price and quality, delivery time as well as additional services.
One way to make sure that you will get quality card printing services is to get sample prints from the companies. You can do this by making a request for product samples. Visit the websites of the online companies you are considering, make a request, and the print samples will be delivered to you at the soonest possible time.
