The overall design will be composited in Illustrator, so we’ll start there. We’re going to use a mix of Illustrator and Photoshop to make the most of each application’s strengths. Every company has their own preferences, so the settings I’m using in this tutorial might not match up exactly to what your printer wants, but at least you’ll know what they’re referring to when they say stuff like trim size and bleed size.
Business cards are a common printed product that are fairly simple to design, but before you start, make sure you receive specific artwork instructions from the print house you’re going to use.
