Business card logo size: 3.5x2 inches at 300dpi
Size your business card logo for standard cards at 300 dpi so print stays sharp and readable.
Inches, pixels and sharp print
Standard cards measure 3 dot 5 by 2 inches, which equals 1050 by 600 pixels at 300 dpi. Logos should span 1 to 1 dot 5 inches wide, leaving 0 dot 25 inch margins so fingers never cover key details.
Design in CMYK with fonts outlined to survive presses running 5000 copies per hour. When you generate your logo online, download a 300 dpi PDF plus PNG at 1050 pixels for quick vendor proofs in 48 hours.
Layout that looks expensive
Place logos top left or centered with 12 point contact type for readers over 40 years old. Foil and embossing need vector lines thicker than 1 point to press cleanly on 16 point matte stock.
Add 0 dot 125 inch bleed and keep text 0 dot 25 inches from trim on all sides. Order 250 to 500 cards first, checking color under daylight and office LEDs rated at 4000 kelvin before larger runs.
- 1050 by 600 px layout
- 300 dpi print resolution
- 1 inch minimum logo width
- 0.25 inch safe margins
- 16 pt matte card stock