How to Get Your Custom Single-Sided ID Card Printed Perfectly with The Card Project UK

Whether you're looking to create a photo keepsake, a cosplay card, a personalised ID, or print your own artwork, our single-sided upload option has you covered.  At The Card Project UK, we’re here to bring your designs to life with our single-sided card printing service. This guide will walk you through the steps to ensure your card looks exactly how you want it when printed.

Step 1: Designing Your Card

The first step is creating your card design. Whether you're a seasoned designer or trying this for the first time, the goal is to produce a design that represents you or your business. Here are a few tips:

• Use high-resolution images: This ensures your card looks sharp and professional. Save your design in PNG or JPEG format for the best results.
• Pay attention to size: Set your canvas to 1036x660 pixels if you're using software like Canva, Photoshop, or Illustrator. This size will fit our card dimensions perfectly.

Step 2: Understanding the Importance of Bleed

Bleed is crucial for designs that stretch to the card's edges. It's an extra margin around your design that gets trimmed off, ensuring your background or patterns extend to the card's edge without leaving unprinted edges. For our cards, you should add an 8-pixel bleed. This might seem like a small detail, but it makes a huge difference in the final look of your card.

Step 3: Colour Considerations

A common challenge when printing digital designs is the difference in colours between your screen and the printed card. This discrepancy happens because screen displays and printers interpret colours differently. While we strive for colour accuracy, it's good to keep in mind that slight variations can occur.

Step 4: Uploading Your Design

Once your design is ready and saved in the correct format, it's time to upload it to our system. Our website has made this process as straightforward as possible. Just follow the prompts to upload your design file. If you encounter any difficulties, remember that our team is just an email or phone call away.

Step 5: Quality Printing

Your design deserves the best printing quality. We use top-of-the-line card printers to ensure your ID cards are not only visually appealing but durable and professional-looking. We take pride in delivering cards that meet our high standards and your expectations.

Pricing and Additional Services

Our single-sided cards are priced at £6.99 each, plus postage.  If you're looking for more space for your design, consider our double-sided printing service at £9.99 per card plus postage.

Support and Assistance

Our team is here to assist you throughout the process. If you have questions or need help, reach out to us at theteam@thecardproject.uk, call 01900 876603, or use our live chat available from 9 am to 5 pm on our website.

Printing your custom single-sided ID card should be a seamless and rewarding experience. By following these guidelines, you can ensure that your design is perfectly translated from screen to print. At The Card Project UK, we're excited to see your unique designs and are here to support you every step of the way. We can't wait to print a card that you'll be proud to show off!