Design Guidelines

Before jumping into designing everything yourself, remember that WhoICard have their own in-house design team who can help you with this, all for free. All you have to do is send us your logo or design and we’ll get the rest done for you. A proof will be sent to you for your approval before we go ahead with production.

Pre-designing your cards before uploading to WhoICard requires comfort with graphic design applications. Some technical knowledge is required to use our templates and to save your work in the best format for printing. But if you’re a design professional then you’re all over this already.

NFC Card Design Guidelines

We have a dedicated in-house design team that can assist you with making your custom NFC card. Simply send us your logo or design, and we will take care of the rest!

For more complex designs they will be sent for approval prior to production.

Dimensions

Our cards can be printed with a full to 3mm bleed design and have dimensions of 57mm x 87mm

File Format

We accept CDR, PNG, JPEG, SVG & PDF. Vector Images work best with UV and engraving.

Image

We recommend uploading images with transparent or black/white backgrounds for best results. Uploads up to 10mb if exceeds you can send directly to our email.

Resolution

Provide files with a high resolution to ensure clarity and sharpness. Avoid low-resolution or pixelated images.

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DIMENSIONS

Our cards can be printed edge to edge and are 54mm x 86mm. Please don’t include trim marks.

FILE FORMAT

We accept the following file types up to 50mb in size.
PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, AI, PSD, INDD.

CMYK

We can only print in CMYK, so no spot colours. Only WhoICard Bamboo and Original Cards can be printed in CMYK.

MINIMUM SIZES

Thicker lines print better, we recommend a minimum line weight of 0.5pt and a minimum font size of 8pt.

Make sure you’ve accounted for a 2mm bleed in your design; this is where your background extends beyond the edge of the card edge.
Where possible designs featuring graphics or text should be submitted as vector-based PDFs. To keep your text in vector format, we recommend applications like Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. Please note, saving text in JPEG format could result in ‘fuzzy’ edges.
When your design features a mix of photography and text, make sure your photographs are 300 dpi, and that your final design is saved as a PDF.

FAQ

Can I customize the back of the card?
WhoICard do not offer customized backs at this moment in time. We only offer customized fronts.

The backs hold a QR code that is used as a working method to link your card to your account, or as a way to share your details to a device that does not have NFC capabilities.

Why can’t I print in full colour on the metal cards?
The metal cards are made using a laser etching process rather than a traditional printing process and therefore can only be two tone. The base colour and the artwork colour. You can see the two colours on the metal cards colour selector.

Do I need to prepare my designs before I order?
No you do not need to prepare your designs before you make your order, although it will of course speed up the process if they’re ready to print.
Once you’ve made your purchase we will patiently wait until you’re ready to send over your artwork. If you have any further questions relating to artwork then you can reach out to our customer services team.