Designing a BS Card in Adobe Illustrator

Steps to create the project:

  1. Profile: Print
  2. Number of Artboards: 2 (for front and back)
  3. Measurements: (Width: 3.5, Height 2) inches
  4. Orientation: Landscape
  5. Bleed: 0.125 inches (Top, Botton, Left, Right)
  6. Color Mode: CMYK
  7. Raster Effects: High (300 ppi)

Creating safe zones:

  1. Draw a rectangle (Width: 3.25, Height: 1.75) inches, then align it to the center of the artboard. 
  2. Select the rectangle > View > Guides > Make Guides

Exporting for Print:

  1. File > Save a copy > Save as type: Adobe PDF
  2. Adobe PDF Preset: High Quality Print
  3. Standard: PDF/x-1a:20001
  4. Marks and Bleeds > Marks: check Trim Marks. Also check Bleeds > Use Document Bleed Settings
  5. Save PDF