MorningPrint: How to Reorder

One of the most asked questions we receive here at MorningPrint is “How do I reorder my cards?” We decided to write a step by step guide to help those who would like to place a new order, but may not know their options.

1. Log into your account

2. Click on My Account

3. Click on Order History

4. Order details are listed. On the right is a Reorder button. Click the Reorder button

5. A popup box of three different options will appear:
– No changes, the order will be processed just as before
– No changes, but with change in quantity
– To change the stock/file/any other options

No changes, the order will be processed as before:
There will be absolutely no changes to this order. Once you click this option, your order will be placed in your Shopping Cart.

No changes, but with change in quantity:
You would like to change the number of cards you will be receiving with your current order.

To change the stock/file/any other options:
This final option allows you to make the most amount of changes to your reorder. You will be able to changes such as quantity and stock of your new order. Keep in mind that you will only be able to change to another option within the same material. For example, an order originally printed on paper, can not be changed to plastic. Such as an order originally printed on plastic can not be changed to paper.

If you used our Self Design tool for your original order, you will be redirected to the Print Preview page. On the Print Preview page, you will need to click the ‘Edit’ button to make any and all design changes. From there, you can follow the ‘Next’ or ‘Continue’ buttons to change any order details.

If you uploaded a complete design in your original order, you will be redirected to the Order Details page. On that page you can make changes to the stock, quantity, finishing options, and the files you originally submitted.

6. Once your reorder is in the Shopping Cart, you are free to Check Out

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A Step by Step Guide on How to Order Business Cards

Step One: Set your budget
Business cards can be purchased in a wide range of prices, but budget can still affect your actual options if you want a very specific or customized business card. Budget will definitely play a factor in the next steps.

Step Two A: Decide if you need a Digital Printer or Offset
Deciding which kind of printer you want is based off what type of printing you want done. It is can also be based on budget.
Digital printing is done using toner, like the printers all of us have at home. Larger printers can use ink, but the process is the same as the home printers. Digital printing usually prints cards one at a time, therefore small orders can be placed. While it has improved over time, the quality of color accuracy can vary. This is type of printing is more affordable.

Offset printing is that a plate is created to roll the ink and design onto the cards themselves. All offset printers offer large quantities, because the machines only work with large quantities. That is why you will see a minimum quantity of 100 or 200 depending on the paper. The quality of color accuracy is high. It is slightly more expensive than digital printing, but if you want a certain quality and accuracy in your print job, you might want to consider leaving room in the budget for offset printing.

Step Two B: Decide whether you want a CMYK or Pantone printer
CMYK means that colors are created using the CMYK values of the design C stands for Cyan- blue, M stands for Magenta- red, Y stands for yellow, and K stands for key- black. Therefore the individual quantities you give each of these settings will create the color.
Think of CMYK as when you are coloring as a little kid. If you use an equal amount of blue and red, you will get purple. It is the same thing with CMYK. If you wish to have let’s say a dark blue, make sure the value for K-red is quite low so you will avoid getting the color purple. In general, it is a good idea to remember that with CMYK, you need a wide range between the values to ensure you get the color you want.

Pantone reproduces the most accurate colors in design. With Pantone, you can specify the numbers of the shades you wish to use. Usually you will be priced for the amount of colors you wish to use. However, such accuracy makes Pantone the most costly.

–MorningPrint is an offset CMYK printer, which means we use plates and CMYK colors to print your designs

Step Three: Check your timeline
Choice of printers can be affected by a number of reasons, budget, CMYK or Pantone, delivery, and also processing times. For the most part, it is a good idea to leave printers 2 weeks to process and deliver your order. We can bet some people may be surprised at this length of time, but business cards are a serious purchase. They represent you and your business, and if you rush through the process or do not do your research, there is a good chance that you will feel the cards do not properly represent your standards.

That being said, it can be possible that you need a fast print job. Maybe there is a conference or meet up you were not originally attending, and now you are. We understand that. In such a case, look into custom printers who can print quickly. Not every printer offers that service. If you need same day delivery, we would suggest looking into local digital printers, because you can physically go and pick up the cards yourself. In such cases as these, it is also best to keep your design wishes realistic. Maybe instead of having finishing options, such as Foiling, it might be better to only have ink printing.

-If you need faster printing and delivery, MorningPrint offers fast processing times, including a Same Day Printing service. Just keep in mind, Same Day Printing does not mean same day delivery.
-If you do not need same day delivery, but do need business cards in a week, some of our products which have 1-2 business day processing time might be a good fit for you.

Step Four A: Order samples 
Step Four A and Four B are the most important steps in the process.
At MorningPrint, we strongly recommend that everyone order samples from the printer they wish to work with. We do not mean to print a sample card of their specific design. We refer to the actual material itself.

Step Four B: Choose the business card material
Most people finalize their design and then pick a material. It is actually better to choose the material first, because each product has their own specific characteristic, which makes them suited for different design styles. In addition, you will know details such as the brightness of the white, the thickness, the texture, etc. It is easier to design around the material rather than to create a design and find a material that will enhance or complement it.
Once you see the samples, you will also know whether you want a paper or plastic business card. Keep in mind that not all paper or plastics are the same.

-MorningPrint currently offers over 60 different types of paper and over 20 different kinds of plastic business cards. Within paper we have different kinds of shine, matte, thicknesses and whites, colors. In plastic, we have less variety of thickness but a wide variety in appearance. Therefore, it is best you see and feel these cards before you start designing because they may not be what you are imagining.

Step Five: Design by yourself or hire a graphic designer
Based on budget, decide whether or not you will get a designer or if you will do the design yourself. Regardless of your choice, you should know that custom printers require a high resolution, at least of 300 dpi to be able to have a high quality print job.
If you choose to design by yourself, keep in mind that most online/mobile graphic design and business card apps produce low resolution designs.
-If you choose to work with MorningPrint, you can use our online template called ‘Customize Designs’ located on almost every product page.
-If you are a graphic designer using MorningPrint, please set the design colors to CMYK setting instead of RGB. RGB is for computer design, not for commercial printing.

Step Six: Follow upload guidelines
Each printer has their own specific instructions to do a proper upload for a custom print order. The reason for this is because each printer has their own specific sizing for business cards, and their own process for business cards.
– MorningPrint has several different business card sizes, such as Standard, European, Slim and Australian (we can also do custom sizing). For standard sizing, we offer downloadable templates for both paper and plastic choices. Keep in mind that if you wish to utilize a Finishing Option, such as Foiling or Raised Ink, you will need to visit those specific pages to incorporate their guideline instructions into your design.

Step Seven: Double check your design/order with the printer before submitting it
Some custom printers automatically offer proofs of your design. Others do not. If your printer does not offer a proof, then try contacting them over the phone or through their customer service center and request one separately.
Also keep in mind that some printers may be able to do a physical proof, others may not be able to. A digital printer will be able to send you physical samples of your card, because they can print small quantities of cards. An offset printer will not be able to do this because they can only handle large quantities of cards. However, an offset printer may be able to do a digital proof.
-MorningPrint uses the design submitted with the order as the final proof. However if you would like a proof, please leave your design in your Shopping Cart and submit a request to our online Customer Center. We will gladly give a digital proof prior to payment.

Step Eight: Submit your order
Each printer has their own website, and their own way of moving through the website to place an order. If you wish to use MorningPrint, read on.
MorningPrint-
1. Create an account (please use an email you will always have access to as we will be using this email to contact you about your order)
2. Choose which paper or plastic you want
3. On the product details page of the product you choose, select an upload process. Choose ‘Customize Designs’ if you wish to create the design yourself, and choose ‘Upload a Complete Design’ if you have the full completed design already done
4. Depending on the process you selected in Step 3, answer the step by step questions you will be asked, such as quantity, finishing options, etc
Please note if you choose ‘Customize Designs’, your design will not automatically save until you reach the Shopping Cart page. If you wish to continue designing at a later time, please hit the ‘Next’ button until you reach the Shopping Cart page.
5. Once you hit the Shopping Cart page, you need to hit ‘Check Out’.
6. Fill in delivery and billing information
7. Finalize the payment after you fill in the billing information

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Design of the Month: July 2018

1. Name: Thi Hoang
2. Company Name: teasomething
3. Instagram: teasomething
4. Business Contact Email: teasomethings@gmail.com

5. Please give us a brief history of your business and some of the services you provide.
I’m a hobby artist that started selling original art and fan-art at anime conventions since 2016. I sell small items, such as buttons, stickers, charms and bookmarks.

6. TeaSomething is an interesting name. Can you explain the meaning behind it?
The word “something” was just what I used to use a lot when I was younger and tea is how you pronounce my name.

7. Our favorite aspect of your design is the clever use of both sets of transparency of the Clear+White Plastic to create depth. The transparent green as the liquid and the solid character and flowers against the completely clear background. Can you talk to us about that?
Often times, I see pictures/videos of tea where the person would pour hot water on the flowers to make it bloom and it looks prettier when clear tea sets are used. I wanted my business card theme this year to be centered on that aspect but I couldn’t achieve that effect with solid/opaque cards. With a Clear+White Plastic card, I get the nice mimic of a transparent cup where you can see the tea and the flowers.

8. Can you talk to us about the female character featured on your business card?
I added her to give the card a magical feeling and consider her to be my version of Thumbelina.

9. What do you think of the Clear+White Plastic?
I really like how light weight it feels. It really surprised me to feel how thin it was and it looks fantastic when I hold it up to the light.

10. What is something you think is important for people to know about the Clear+White Plastic?
It’s good to check out the videos to see which card plastic card suits your needs! Make sure to read the note on setting up the file for Clear+White Plastic as it required an extra step.

11. What made you choose MorningPrint?
MorningPrint had a good selection of Plastic Cards that met my requirements and were also affordable.

12. How was your experience with MorningPrint? Would you recommend us to others?
I had a great experience with MorningPrint! It was a fast and simple process. Everything I needed to know was on the website and I definitely recommend others to use MorningPrint.

Eco-friendly Business Cards and Stickers

MorningPrint has several environmentally friendly options to choose from in both our paper and plastic selections. Ranging in color, texture and material, they each have their own characteristics.

1. Vintage Kraft

Vintage Kraft

Vintage Kraft is made of recycled paper pulp creating eco-friendly paper for business cards. Since it is made of recycled pulp, at times it is possible to feel a hairy texture on this paper. It also has a rich brown color, similar to the color of cardboard. Due to its dark coloring, black prints the best of all the other color choices.

Vintage Kraft Stickers

We have also turned Vintage Kraft into a sticker, becoming one of the two eco-friendly sticker options from MorningPrint. It is also possible to choose this paper for both our post card sizes, 4×6 and 5×7.
An excellent finishing option choice for this business card is Foiling.
View Vintage Kraft with Glossy Gold Foiling

2. Aquarelle/Heavy Aquarelle

Aquarelle with Raised Ink

A matte, creamy white textured paper Aquarelle and it’s thicker partner Heavy Aquarelle are another option for eco-friendly business cards. Both have received a certificate with a five star rating from the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) saying these papers meet their standards for forest management. As a watercolor paper, both absorb color well and reflect watercolor designs the best.
Aquarelle is available in our postcard sizes 4×6 and 5×7.
Our favorite finishing option to pair with this paper is Raised Ink.

3. Yupo

Yupo

Yupo is a creamy white synthetic paper, which makes it an eco-friendly business card. Ironically, it does not have natural paper feel as it is cool to the touch and quite smooth.
At 9pt it is also our thinnest paper selection for environmentally friendly business cards. However, it is also our most durable because it is both waterproof and tear proof.
This paper was also made into a sticker, called Durable Sticker, for our strongest sticker and second eco-friendly sticker option.
View Yupo Sticker’s waterproof characteristics
View Yupo’s waterproof characteristics

4. Plastics

Clear+White Plastic

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of our plastic business cards are made of PET plastic. PET plastic is recognized as a safe, non-toxic,  lightweight and flexible material that is 100% recyclable. This material is very thin, around the thinness of a water bottle.
We have a variety of options to choose from such as Clear, White, Silver and Hologram plastic business cards.
View Hologram Plastic Business Cards

Design & Style Advice: Spring Trends

Design Elements

1. Large Fonts
Large simple typography dominates the designs of most business cards. We are seeing these large fonts mainly used in company names on business cards. While usually printed with ink, this design element can also be done in one of our finishing options, such as Foiling or Blind Press Embossing.

From top to bottom: Heavy Nouveau, Standard Uncoated and Heavy Nouveau with Blind Press Embossing

2. Geometric Style
Geometric angles and designs are still going strong from last Fall. Geometric designs are not just restricted to patterns, they can also be done to create specific shapes and pictures. Geometric designs are usually clean and modern but can adapt to the branding of your business card. For the most part, geometric designs are done in Foiling to add an extra wow factor.

2×2 square with Hologram Foiling, Uncoated Sticker with Matte Gold Foiling and Die Cut Shape 8 with Glossy Silver Foiling

3. Mini Cards
Custom sized business cards are in style more than ever. From slim to square, businesses are looking to customize even their business card size. Although just about every size is possible, the most popular size is a square, 2×2. With just about every finishing option from raised ink to laser cutting available to them, these small cards live up to the phrase “big things in little packages”.

2×2 cards: Heavy Aquarelle with Raised Ink, Heavy Nouveau with Glossy Gold Foiling and Heavy Nouveau with Raised Ink

4. Leah Trib Productions
This design, which is well done by Leah Trib Productions is an excellent example of the latest design trend. The trend is created by focusing on the contact information. The design is geometric by including brackets to explain which type of information corresponds to what form of communication. In order to be executed properly, it needs several components to match such as: the company email, company website, and the social media account.

A photo provided by a client on Clear Plastic (No White Ink)

Product Options

5. Foiling
Foiling in general is still the most popular finishing option for designers and clients. The latest trend show designs require foiling with an exact alignment. Designs with exact foiling locations are possible but need to be reviewed and approved by our printing team.
Designs are also utilizing foiling colors other than the neutral gold, silver and bronze more often. We are mainly seeing blue, green and red foiling colors come up in the newest designs, but pink is making appearances as well.

Silky Matte with Green Foiling, Heavy Star Dream with Blue Foiling and Round Corners, Heavy Nouveau with Round Corners

6. Raised Ink
Raised ink, also known as thermography, is also quite popular and we can see it continue to be used in designs. Usually used in text and in logos, raised ink creates both a visual and tactile experience for whoever holds the business card. However, we are now seeing raised ink used to create subtle, and ingenious designs. The latest surprising use of Raised Ink was to create an intricate pattern across the side of the business card. Difficult to see, the intricate pattern of raised ink recreated the feel of texture on one side of the business card.

Heavy Aquarelle with Bronze Foiling and Raised Ink

7. Thick cards
Thick business cards are in as high demand as ever. Rigid and stiff, thick business cards are synonymous with luxury and high end. At 32 pt, Sumo Nouveau is the thickest business card we offer. With such a thickness, it is possible to both see and feel the thick edge of these business cards. A creamy white matte paper, it does not have any shine or shimmer.

Left to right: Sumo Nouveau with Debossing and Sumo Nouveau

8. Using different materials
Since late summer, the idea of using some material other than paper for business cards is growing in popularity. Our response to this trend are our plastic business cards. We offer a wide range from white, clear to hologram and metallic plastic business cards. All are made of PET plastic, which is an environmentally friendly material.

Clear+ White Plastics

9. Die Cutting
Now more than ever, business cards are meant to reflect your business’ branding and Die Cuts are the best way to achieve that level of customization. Although automatically done on Standard Coated 14pt Matte paper, it is possible to do a custom die cut on another type of paper. However the printing team will need to review and approve of the paper selection. We offer a range of Die Cut shapes to choose from, but can also do completely custom shapes and sizes. There is no set up fee for our Die Cuts.

Die Cut Shape 007 with a Punch Hole, A custom Die Cut and Die Cut Shape 008

10. Spot UV
A flat lamination, Spot UV is glossy and transparent, allowing designated sections of design and color to show through. Due to it’s glossy nature, Spot UV will make the ink printed color appear more saturated (or darker). Another popular selection of many clients and designers, Spot UV is now used to create unique designs ranging from the more subtle (like the watch in the picture below) to the bold (like the hot pink card below).

Standard Coated 14pt Matte with Spot UV

 

 

What You Need to Know: Clear Plastic Business Cards

The Clear Plastic Family from MorningPrint consists of Clear Plastic (No White Ink), Clear+White Plastic, Clear Plus Plastic, Opaque White Plastic. All these plastic business cards have several characteristics in common.

1. PET Plastic- All our clear plastics are made of PET plastic, which is an environmentally friendly plastic, which is the same thinness as the plastic of a water bottle.

2. As a plastic, these business cards are prone to scratching, especially when rubbed against surfaces or each other consistently. For the best care of these business cards we recommend keeping them in their storage boxes and only take them out when you need them.

3. Due to their clarity, transparent plastic business cards can only accommodate a single sided design because a double sided design will overlap creating not design and legibility issues.

 

Clear Plastic (No White Ink)
Clear Plastic (No White Ink) is a completely clear plastic business card. It as clear as looking through a glass window. In order to maintain this level of transparency, we need to use transparent ink. That means your designs will also be see through.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind when using this product:

1. Thin fonts, light colors and small details are all difficult to view on this card.
2. This clear business card has a very clean feeling to it due to it’s transparency. Therefore, simple designs with plenty of clear space tend to pop more with this busienss card.
3. MorningPrint’s design advice for this type of business card is to utilize rich black through out most of the design as it can appear almost solid. Rich black color values would be-
C:20% M:20% Y:20% K:100%
In order to accommodate color, we suggest using them as accents in your design for either art or on information which is not the most important.

Clear+White Plastic
Clear+White Plastic products are the same clear material as the Clear Plastic (No White Ink) meaning it has the same clarity as looking through a window. To maintain this level of transparency, we also use transparent ink. The main difference between these two clear plastic business cards is that Clear+White Plastic is able to print white ink on to designs.
The special part about our white ink is that it can be printed as is on the card, or it can be used to go behind your colored ink design in order to create a solid design against a clear card. In adding white ink behind your design, you will also be increasing legibility on your card. In order to indicate what part of your design should include white ink, you will need to submit a second design file where all white ink areas will be designed in all black.
If you do not wish to incorporate white ink behind your design, all printed areas without white ink will be the same printing result as if the design was printed on Clear Plastic (No White Ink).

Opaque White Plastic
Opaque White Plastic is a sheer translucent card with slight white ink throughout. It is an excellent choice for intricate designs incorporating many small details and thin fonts. It also prints simple designs relying on a white ink background quite well.

The white tint throughout the business card makes any design printed on it pop a bit more. Colors will appear more saturated in the final printing result compared to the Clear Plastics.

As for it’s transparency, if someone looks through the card, objects close by will be very easy to see, but objects far away will be difficult to see.

Clear Plus Plastic
Clear Plus Plastic is a solid white rectangle with a clear border. However, it should not be mistaken for a solid card, as it is still a clear business card with the ability for single side printing. The white rectangle centered in this card actually resembles our Opaque White Plastic, which allows light and images to shine through a translucent white background.
This card is also an excellent choice for those who small details or intricate designs. However, it also has a very clean feel to it, like the Clear Plastics (No White Ink), so the final printing result of simple designs with wide space for the material to shine through will pop more.

MorningPrint Products and Services

As a truly customizable printing company, MorningPrint offers a wide range of services and products. We understand it can be difficult to know which product works best for your design. In this article we offer a quick generalized overview of our various products to help guide you to whichever product works best for your design.

Paper Business Cards
Our paper business cards have the most choices of all the papers. Ranging in more than just thickness, we offer textured paper, metallic paper, matte paper and even black paper. We encourage everyone to read about our products before creating your design to choose the best paper for your design. For additional special effect we can add foiling, embossing, raised ink (also known as thermographic printing). Please check
the specific paper to know which finishing options are available.

Texture Papers range in thickness and amount and type of texture. Tant is the thinnest and most textured paper, while Heavy Aquarelle is the thickest paper with a watercolor texture. Read What You Need to Know: Texture Paper to learn more about Tant, Heavy Aquarelle and every textured paper in between.
Metallic Paper such as Heavy Star Dream and Keaykolour Metallic range not just in thickness and the type of shine each paper features. Keaykolour Metallic has two different colors to take into account, the off white paper and then the brilliant frosty
shine. To learn about each metallic paper, read What You Need to Know: Metallic Papers.
Matte Papers include the Nouveau and Heavy Nouveau: The Blank Slate and Sumo Nouveau: The Thickest Paper. The Nouveau family is all made with a creamy and luxorious white true matte paper. These papers are thought of as elegant and are universally liked.

Black Paper is the richest black a design can achieve because it is naturally black. This type of paper only does foiling, no ink printing. To learn more about this specific type of black paper, read Black Paper: The Deepest Black.
Plastic Business Cards
Our plastic business cards are all made of PET plastic, which is an environmentally friendly material. As such, they are quite thin, and flexible. This thinness does not mean these plastics are flimsy. All our plastic business cards are waterproof and durable.

Clear Plastic is like looking through a glass, and every part of your design that has white ink will be clear. We recommend avoiding soft colors and thin fonts as this could create an issue with legibility. We do offer a clear plastic which can print white ink, it is called Clear+White Plastic. To learn more about these two plastics, read Clear Plastic Business Cards.
Opaque White Plastic has a thin layer of white ink to the entire card which is ideal for those with many small, white details. Meanwhile the Frosty Plastic is slightly thicker than the other plastic cards, and can only do foiling, no ink printing.

Silver Plastic Family includes several types of metallic plastic cards. The solid silver plastic card is as reflective as a mirror while other silver plastic cards have sparkling glitter throughout the cards. Read our What You Need to Know: Silver Plastics to learn more. The Gold Plastic Family involves solid gold as well as gold plastic cards with sparkling glitter, both solid and transparent. Read What You Need to Know: the Gold Plastic Family for more details.

Die Cuts

Die Cuts are the most customizable form of printing. We offer templates for over 50 shapes. Some of our standard shapes include circles, ovals, houses, and dog bones. However, if the client wishes to create their own custom shape, we can do this as well. These shapes are automatically printed on the Standard Coated 14pt Matte, but you can choose any type of paper you like for our Die Cuts. Doing so, will alter the price, but it is possible. If a paper that is compatible with Raised Ink is chosen, we are able to add this finishing option to your order as well. Finishing options offered with the Standard Coated 14pt Matte include foiling, embossing and spot uv. If you wish to learn more about our Die Cuts, please read Die Cuts: The Most Customizable Cards.

Stickers

Stickers come in several types of options, such as Uncoated, Coated, Silver, and Durable. These types of stickers come with individual characteristics. For example, Coated Stickers had a bright shine and some slight durability against any type of wear and tear. Uncoated stickers are made with matte paper, meaning no shine. We also offer a Strong Adhesive Sticker which includes an extra strong glue. These same types of stickers can be used in our standard, as well as custom shapes. All stickers are able to offer foiling. MorningPrint also offers metal stickers, in both gold and silver. A highly customizable sticker, pricing must be done through our printing team. Read our article, Stickers to learn more about all of these options.

Postcards

Made from the some of the same papers as our paper business cards and come in two sizes, 4×6 and 5×7. A folding line is possible on these postcards. Also, custom sizing can be possible, but you must speak with our printing team to check the possibility of your design as well as for a quote. Other finishing options such as foiling, embossing and raised ink are also possible depending on the chosen paper. Postcards can be used as invitations, holiday cards, and business supplies.

What You Need to Know: Gold Plastic Family

Our second metallic plastic family are our Gold Plastics. Like our Silver Plastic Family, our Gold Plastics are made of PET material. PET material is an environmentally friendly plastic. As such, our Gold Plastic Family is ultra thin, flexible, waterproof and difficult to break. They all share some similar qualities, which I have listed out below:

1. All our Gold Plastic Family have some sort of reflection or shimmer characteristic.
2. Due to the strong gold coloring, it is important to note that the final printing will be altered
3. The Gold Plastic Family has round corners.
4. The best color to use on all our Gold Plastics is black, because this metallic plastic family has a rich coloring.

Gold Plastic is a solid metallic gold plastic and is highly reflective with a rich gold coloring. It is unable to print white ink, meaning that any aspect of your design which incorporates white will show the metallic gold of the plastic card. The designs which work well with this plastic card are large and simple. The type of styles which go best with the characteristics of this card are geometric and art deco. Such simplistic and angular designs allow the boldness of the card stand out without being overwhelmed. Although black is the best coloring for this type of plastic stock, it would do well to keep in mind that bright greens and reds print well against the gold coloring of this card.

Gold Plus Plastic is the most customizable silver plastic we offer. This card is made up exactly like the Gold Plastic, the only difference being it has a white rectangle allowing it to print white ink. Due to the strong coloring of the Gold Plus Plastic, the white rectangle is not a bright, crisp white. It is actually an off-white with a pinkish undertone.

 

Although it automatically comes as a plastic card with a white rectangle and gold border, the white ink is highly customizable. The white ink can be isolated to certain areas of your design, revealing the gold plastic on the rest of your card. Unless one is skilled at Photoshop or Illustrator, we would recommend contracting a designer to create a custom white ink design for you for our Gold Plus Plastic cards.

Gold Pearl Plastic is smooth to the touch, but covered in glitter. A slightly brighter gold compared to the other gold plastics it still darkens the shade of any color printed on it. Due to the blend of the sparkle and gold coloring, black ink against the Gold Pearl Plastic is enough to stand out without looking busy. No white ink is possible on this plastic, meaning that the glittery gold will be revealed in place of any white aspect of your design.

Sheer Gold Pearl Plastic is a transparent card with a bright gold coloring and shimmer. The amount of its transparency alters greatly depending under which light you hold it under. Under some lighting it is as transparent as its counterpart in the silver plastic family. In other lighting situations this plastic stock looks almost solid due to the strong coloring and bold shimmer. It still shows objects directly in front of it with great clarity. We recommend avoiding thin, and light colored designs because they will not be visible against this color. This plastic does not print any white ink, any part of your design with white ink will reveal the gold color stock.
Click here to watch a video of the transparency of our Sheer Gold Pearl Plastic.

What You Need to Know: Silver Plastics

To start, MorningPrint‘s Silver Plastic family is all made of PET material, which is an environmentally friendly plastic. This makes them all ultra thin, waterproof, bendable and difficult to break. A couple of important design matters to keep in mind are the following:
1. All of our silver plastic options have some sort of reflection or sparkle characteristic, whether it is shining like a mirror or subtle sparkles.
2. It is important to note that these products will alter the outcome of any ink printing due to their natural coloring.
3. The Silver Plastic family automatically has rounded corners.

Silver Plastic is a solid metallic silver plastic. It is reflective enough to be used like a mirror. It is unable to print white ink, meaning that any aspect of your design which incorporates white will show the metallic silver of the plastic card. The designs which work well with this plastic card are large and simple. The type of styles which go best with the characteristics of this card are modern, edgy, tech-y, and high end.

Black ink coloring against the silver is a guaranteed out-of-box look. Another color to consider are medium to darker shades of blue. Keep in mind that the silver coloring will darken any color that is printed on these cards. Black and blue tend to create edgier and more modern looks. A color we almost never see utilized in this stock is orange. Orange stands out not only for its brightness, but also creates a funky high end look to the Silver Plastic. Keep in mind, wipe these cards down with a soft fabric to remove any extra fingerprints which may show with time.

Silver Plus Plastic is the most customizable silver plastic we offer. This card is made up exactly like the Silver Plastic, the only difference being it can print white ink. Although it automatically comes as a plastic card with a white rectangle and silver border, the white ink is highly customizable.

The white ink can be isolated to certain areas of your design, revealing the silver plastic on the rest of your card. Unless one is skilled at Photoshop or Illustrator, we would recommend contracting a designer to create a custom white ink design for you for our Silver Plus Plastic cards.

Silver Pearl Plastic is smooth to the touch, but covered in glitter. A slightly lighter silver compared to other silver plastics it still darkens the shade of any color printed on it. Due to the blend of the sparkle and silver coloring, black ink against the Silver Pearl Plastic is enough to stand out without looking busy. No white ink is possible on this plastic, meaning that the glittery silver will be revealed in place of any white aspect of your design.

Sheer Silver Pearl Plastic is a transparent card with a light silver and gray coloring. Although not crystal clear, it is transparent, showing objects directly in front of it with great clarity. We recommend avoiding thin, and light colored designs because they will not be visible against this color. This plastic does not print any white ink, revealing the light gray-silver coloring.

Clear Plastic Business Cards

While we offer many varieties of plastic stock, the ones we get the most inquiries about are our clear plastics. We have noticed the most confusion is between our Clear (no white ink) and our Clear+White Plastic. These two plastics are the same, the only difference being that the Clear+White Plastic is able to print white ink.

As for their similarities, both types of cards are bendable, thin and durable. Due to the transparency of our clear cards, we strongly recommend that you avoid thin, delicate lines, soft colors and small text or graphics. As such, your transparent cards will be easier to read and see when holding it in front of another surface. Keep in mind that your printed results will not look as saturated as on your monitor and that transparent cards can only be printed on one side. Round corners are standard on our plastic cards. Both will require 4-5 business days plus 2 days shipping. We require that all designs be done on Photoshop or Illustrator files.

Clear+white plastic


This is the only clear plastic that can print white ink. This card is able to print white as well as back areas of color to increase visibility of design. The printing process for our clear+white plastic cards is that the color is printed first before the white.
Advisory Note: Remember when uploading your clear+white design files, remember to include a color file and a white file. The white file should know the exact areas for white ink should be shown in black.

Clear Plastic (no white ink)

Our clear plastic (no white ink) stock is the only one that is 100% clear. For design legibility, please avoid designs with texts alone and no background color as well as text/graphics that are similar in background color.
Advisory Note: On our clear plastic (no white ink) stock, any white areas of your design will be left unprinted revealing the clear stock.