Classic Spot UV Business Cards

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Printed with added exuberance, these custom spot UV business cards are an upgrade to our classic style. 

These cards are a standard size at 85mm x 55 mm, you can choose single or double-sided spot UV print and lamination comes as standard.  We thought you'd like that,

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Spot UV Business Cards that Mean Business

Spot UV Business Cards add a burst of vibrance to a design and this can be a very valuable addition for important information.  Use the spot UV for logos or pertinent information so that it stands out, not just in colour but also in texture. This won't be a card that is destined for the drawer, this is the sort of card people keep out on their desks and have their designers copy when it's time to have a new run of cards printed up.

There is a little science behind the magic when it comes to this type of printing.

To create the Spot UV visual effect, an ultraviolet gloss coating is applied to a sturdy 450gsm matt laminated business card. This provides that signature glossy finish to targeted areas on the card. Spot varnish is best suited to large patterned or solid areas as this has a greater impact on the overall design.

These are top-of-the-range customised business cards that require a little more design prep than a classic printed business card.  We have templates to help, see the Artwork Templates section above. Learn how to create artwork for single-sided Spot UV with our blog video and our Help Center Spot UV help pages.

Choose from single or double-sided litho printing, with a single or double-sided spot varnish to suit. 

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Technical Specifications for Spot UV Business Cards

Artwork specification

  • For multi-name cards, please provide 1 PDF file which contains all designs. The running order should be card 1 front, card 1 back, card 2 front, card 2 back etc. We will require all designs, even if they are duplications.
  • For Spot UV business cards, please supply your artwork as a 4-page PDF. Page 1 is the front of the artwork, page 2 is the back of the artwork, page 3 is the Spot UV artwork for the front and page 4 is the Spot UV artwork for the back.
    • The Spot UV artwork should contain solid black shapes in the exact position where the Spot UV is required.
    • Please ensure Spot UV artwork is 100% black only and does not contain any cyan, magenta or yellow.
    • We advise that Spot UV artwork is supplied as vector to ensure the best result.
    • Please note: Spot UV is applied using a process similar to screen printing, and has registration tolerances of approximately ±0.5 mm. It is not therefore recommended that small text or thin lines are Spot UV'd as perfect register cannot be guaranteed.
    • If you are printing a one-sided document, then a 2-page PDF is required where page 1 is the design and page 2 is the Spot UV artwork.
    • If you are printing a double-sided document but Spot UV is required on one side only, then still submit a 4-page PDF leaving the page blank where Spot UV is not required.
  • Finished size is 85 x 55mm (91 x 61mm with 3mm bleed)
  • Include 3mm bleed on all sides
  • 3mm minimum safe zone/margin on all edges (5mm for an artwork border with an even finish)
  • Supply as a CMYK PDF
  • Outline or embed fonts
  • 300dpi resolution

For more guidance on how to successfully set up and submit your artwork, see our technical guide.

High Quality Printing with Sustainability in mind.

We are working hard to mitigate our environmental impact and are following an emissions reduction program to lower our direct and indirect emissions which will lead us to Net Zero by 2040.

We are working hard to introduce more environmentally credible products in our range and we encourage you to consider using more of those products.

Tradeprint supports Two Sides, the print and paper advocacy group that aims to dispel myths around greenwashing and promote paper as a truly sustainable product.

We are committed to reducing waste and in particular aiming to eliminate problematic plastics from our printing and fulfilment operation.

Read full Environmental policy here.