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Business Card Maker

Alex Morgan
Founder & CEO
Northbound Studio
+1 415 555 0173
northbound.co
85 2nd St, San Francisco

Approximate preview · server PDF uses precise vector layout

A4 sheet (10-up)

Business card maker online: design a card, download the PDF and print

This business card maker turns your name, title and contact details into a print-ready PDF. To create custom business cards, choose one of 3 layouts, pick a theme or set your own colors, and download a sheet of 10 identical 85 × 55 mm cards on one A4 page. Print the sheet at home on cardstock or take the file to a print shop. No design software is needed.

Make a business card online and download the PDF

The Details tab asks for 7 details: Full name, Job title, Company, Email, Phone, Website and Address. The page opens on an example card for Alex Morgan, Founder & CEO of Northbound Studio, so the preview shows a finished card before you type. The preview updates as you type but is approximate, so check the PDF itself before you print. Select Create my card PDF, and the sheet opens on a result page where Download saves it.

  1. Fill in your name, title, company and contact details.
  2. Choose a layout and a theme under Style.
  3. Open Colors to set exact Accent, Background and Text colors.
  4. Select Create my card PDF.
  5. Download the A4 sheet from the result page.

Choose a layout, theme and colors

Left aligns your details to the left with an accent bar, Center stacks everything in the middle, and Split fills half of each card with the accent color and sets your name, title and company in white on it, so pick an accent dark enough for white text. The 6 themes, Indigo, Slate, Emerald, Rose, Amber and Ink, change all 3 colors at once, and Colors lets you enter exact hex values to match a brand.

What you get instead of a downloadable business card template

There is no gallery of free business card templates and no Word file to download. The 3 layouts do the job of a business card template: the form fills them in, so there is nothing to open or arrange by hand. The sheet puts 10 cards in 2 columns by 5 rows on A4, each with a thin outline as a cutting guide, ready for home or shop printing. Change a detail and select Create my card PDF again.

Business card ideas to try with the 3 layouts

Every card is text only, so a good design here comes from contrast and restraint. Center with the Slate theme is a simple, quiet layout. Split with Indigo, Emerald or Rose gives a bolder card, with your name in white on a solid panel. The Ink theme sets amber accents on a near-black card. Try 2 or 3 combinations and compare the PDFs, because colors look different on paper than on screen.

Print the cards at home or at a print shop

Pixoate makes the file; it does not print, ship or sell cards. For home printing, set the PDF to actual size on A4 cardstock and cut along the thin outline around each card. Heavier cardstock feels sturdier, and a home printer needs only paper and ink.

To use a print shop, send the same PDF and ask whether they accept an 85 × 55 mm customer file. The sheet has no bleed area or crop marks, so a printer that requires bleed may ask for a different file.

  1. Download the PDF and open it in a PDF viewer.
  2. Print one test page on plain paper with scaling set to actual size.
  3. Check that nothing is clipped at the top and bottom edges.
  4. Print on cardstock and cut along each card outline.

See what the card includes before you start

The cards are text only: there is no logo, photo or QR code, and each PDF holds one person's details repeated 10 times. All text is vector, so it stays sharp at any print size. Text is not wrapped or shrunk, so a long name or address can run past the card edge. For a QR code that opens your website, make one with the QR generator and add it in a design program. Cards you receive can become contacts with the business card scanner.

Before you print

  • Proofread every field, because the PDF prints what you typed.
  • Use Latin letters; emoji and characters outside Western European alphabets may stop the PDF from being created.
  • Print a test page on plain paper first; the cards sit about 5 mm from the top and bottom edges of the A4 sheet.
  • Keep each field short; in the Split layout a long name can run off the colored half, where white text is hard to see.
  • Each PDF holds one set of details, so create a separate file for every person on your team.
  • For matching stationery, build a resume in the same accent color.

Cards handed to you can be turned into a vCard for your contacts, and a code that opens your website can be generated for flyers and packaging. Carry the same look into a website icon made from your initials and a resume in the same accent color.

What you can do with Business Card Maker

Review the main capabilities before you begin.

  • Design a print-ready 85x55mm business card
  • Choose from three professional layouts
  • Match your brand with custom colors
  • Add your name, title and contact details
  • Download a 10-up A4 PDF for the printer

Settings reference

Available controls for Business Card Maker.

Details

Full nameText input
Your name as it should appear in bold at the top of the card; the largest text element on every layout.
Job titleText input
Your role or position, shown in the accent color directly under your name, e.g. Founder & CEO.
CompanyText input
Your company or brand name, rendered in small uppercase lettering beneath your title; leave blank to omit it.
EmailText input
Email address shown in the contact block with a mail icon; leave blank and the line is skipped.
PhoneText input
Phone number shown in the contact block with a phone icon; leave blank and the line is skipped.
WebsiteText input
Website or portfolio URL shown in the contact block with a globe icon; leave blank and the line is skipped.
AddressText input
Street or office address shown in the contact block with a map-pin icon; useful for shops, agents and offices, optional otherwise.

Style

LayoutPresets
Picks the card arrangement: Left puts details at the left with an accent bar down the left edge of the PDF, Center stacks everything symmetrically, Split fills half the card with a solid accent panel; the on-page preview is approximate.Options: LeftCenterSplit
ThemePresets
One-click color scheme that sets matching accent, background and text colors at once; Ink gives a dark card with light text.Options: IndigoSlateEmeraldRoseAmberInk
AccentColor picker
Custom accent color (swatch or hex code) used for the job title, contact icons and the stripe or side panel — match it to your brand.
BackgroundColor picker
Custom card background color (swatch or hex code); keep it light for a classic look or dark for a bold one.
TextColor picker
Custom color for the name, company and contact text (swatch or hex code); pick one that contrasts clearly with the background.
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