Using black business cards is a stylish way to help your business stand out in a crowd. When promoting and branding your business it’s important to be unique to get an edge on your competition. Your business card is often your first point of contact for your business so a great looking black business card can help you make a great first impression.

Some business card printing companies use black business card stock while others will use standard stock that they print using black ink. Using the black card stock is often a much better option as the color will never be able to wear off. Using a black motif on your business card shows sophistication and elegance. Remember, your website, business cards and other print materials define your business. How well they’re received goes a long way in convincing customers that you work for a professional organization that will be more than able to help them with whatever they need.

If you work in a fashion or design oriented industry a business card with a black background can be simple yet elegant and professional. The best part about creating a black card is that you are able to use any color and style of text that you’d like, including white and other light shades. Just stick with a shade that can be easily read and don’t pick a color that’s too dark to read. Remember, if people can’t read your contact information easily what’s the point of even having a business card. Along with updated contact information your business card should also include your company logo and maybe even some other design elements that add interest.

Creating a design for your business card will require some creativity and a little bit of know-how. There are many business card printers that provide free templates you can use as a jumping off point for your business card design. If you’re especially creative you may even be able to create your own design from scratch using photoshop or illustrator. Most printing companies will provide a business card template you can use in either of these programs to help align the elements and define the bleed edges.

A standard business card is 3.5 x 2 inches. The bleed edge is an additional 8th inch border around your 3.5 x 2 inch design that is used to ensure that colors and designs on your business card go all the way to the edge. Every cut may be a little different so you will need more design than you will actually end up with on the final product. If you find a template to use in your favorite graphic editor you can set the transparency to 50% in order to see the bleed edge lines and line up elements of your design accordingly. Just remember to delete the layer before submitting your design to the printer.

You will usually get a few options for your business cards including single or double sided prints and matte or glossy finish. You can use double sided business card to display your contact information on one side with a smaller version of your logo with the full size version of your logo on the other side of the card. This is especially useful if your logo happens to have small text which may be hard to read when shrunk down on a tiny little business card. A glossy finish may look good but be aware that some people like to write things on business cards (especially the backside) and a glossy finish may make this difficult to do.

What you choose is completely up to you and your own personal style and preferences. Either way you go you’ll end up with an impressive way to promote yourself and your business when you select black business cards.