Designing a BS Card in Adobe Illustrator
Steps to create the project:
- Profile: Print
- Number of Artboards: 2 (for front and back)
- Measurements: (Width: 3.5, Height 2) inches
- Orientation: Landscape
- Bleed: 0.125 inches (Top, Botton, Left, Right)
- Color Mode: CMYK
- Raster Effects: High (300 ppi)
Creating safe zones:
- Draw a rectangle (Width: 3.25, Height: 1.75) inches, then align it to the center of the artboard.
- Select the rectangle > View > Guides > Make Guides
Exporting for Print:
- File > Save a copy > Save as type: Adobe PDF
- Adobe PDF Preset: High Quality Print
- Standard: PDF/x-1a:20001
- Marks and Bleeds > Marks: check Trim Marks. Also check Bleeds > Use Document Bleed Settings
- Save PDF