dangerman 0 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I was just wondering if you guys order your business cards off the net or get them some other way. If you get them off the internet do you design them yourselves or let someone else do it for you? Cheers DM Link to post Share on other sites
paula 0 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Design myself then send off to be printed. I know the others will be along quating there best deals, but I've used these guys before as well as many others who are extremly reliable http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/smile.gif RCS Link to post Share on other sites
DJ Marky Marc 0 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 My local printer gives me a good deal on cards. i always leave a few on the front of the disco so people can pick them up, and if its a nice venue i leave a few for the management to find. Most printers will accept artwork on a CD these days. or via email. <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
YourBigEvent 0 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 local printers for me, in the long run it is cheaper as he put 'my' card in his portfolio and is also station master of the Fire BVrigade am I do thier gigs .....but what do I know ? Your Big Event Office:01803 813540 Direct: 0797 0717 448 e.mail:info@yourbigevent.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Smith 0 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 The best deal I've had recently was from Vistaprint - 1,000 full colour cards with glossy finish for £18.50 inc P&P Don't order direct from their site or you'll pay over £50 for this amount - instead register your e.mail address with them and in a few days you'll receive a link to their special offers site - 250 cards for £2.79 + P&P (max 1,000). The default P&P is set at fast (around £9) but if you select 'slow' it reduces this to about £4 and I still received mine in under 3 weeks. These are not the ones with the 'Free from Vistaprint' logos on the back which you can of course order but I think it devalues their use. PaulS Link to post Share on other sites
dangerman 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Cheers Guys http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/smile.gif Link to post Share on other sites
nrgize 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I cheat! I brought a good quality printer and Microsoft Publisher, And I then print cards onto Thick Photo Paper, and cut with a Gilatine thingy so cuts are straight lol. Possibly in future will have design printed professionally. Email :: info@nrgize-disco.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Smith 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 QUOTE I cheat! I brought a good quality printer and Microsoft Publisher, And I then print cards onto Thick Photo Paper I would have thought this works out quite expensive - photo paper 50p a sheet, 10 cards to a sheet = 5p each + the cost of the ink. Also what happens if your cards get a little damp, doesn't the ink run?? Link to post Share on other sites
mikeee 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Print my own. that way I can print both sides, always seems a waste having a blank side. 160grm card, then laminate ..playing all the hits for you... ....whether you may be.... Why can't I see what i going on??? Link to post Share on other sites
jackwabbit 0 Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Designed our own on PowerPoint getting 10 on a sheet of A4, then print them at work using the colour Lazer printer on 200grm card. Tried it at first using an Epson ink jet printer but the ink was costing a fortune. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/oops.gif Link to post Share on other sites
High Fidelity 0 Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Print my own and then laminate them. Quitting Smoking & Drinking doesn't make you live longer It just feels like it. Link to post Share on other sites
YourBigEvent 0 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Have you guys got your own laminaters then ? .....but what do I know ? Your Big Event Office:01803 813540 Direct: 0797 0717 448 e.mail:info@yourbigevent.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
High Fidelity 0 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 QUOTE Have you guys got your own laminaters then ? I borrow one from the wife's office http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/tongue.gif Lidl are supposed to have one for £14.99 from Monday 28/06. Does up to A4, 125 microns per side, up to 1mm thick. Quitting Smoking & Drinking doesn't make you live longer It just feels like it. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisPointon 0 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 With the cost of professional printing falling to the levels we see today, is it really cost effective to create your own?. Unless you have a good quality colour laser printer, the smudged effect ink jets create must surely spoil the overall appearance and with ink jet's being such greedy ink guzzling buggers, for the cost of a cartridge could have easily got you 500 professional cards printed!. Link to post Share on other sites
YourBigEvent 0 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 I still bet you it is cheaper for me to BUY 5000 business cards (or even 1000) than to make them, if you include Ink Paper Wear and Tear Time Hassle .....but what do I know ? Your Big Event Office:01803 813540 Direct: 0797 0717 448 e.mail:info@yourbigevent.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
paula 0 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Depends whose time your in http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif and there paper http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/laugh.gif Link to post Share on other sites
nrgize 0 Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I have put the design onto a Floppy Disc and out local printers are going to take all the hassle out of it for me. Yeah, the ink normally runs but have found it doesnt run that badly when printed on the photo paper I got. Email :: info@nrgize-disco.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Dale King 0 Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Vistaprint do mine.... DJ Dale King When you see light at the end of the tunnel, beware. It's probably someone with a torch, bringing you more hassle Link to post Share on other sites
dangerman 0 Posted June 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Thanks guys for all your posts. I would like to do them myself but haven't the time so I'm going to use a local printers. Thanks again DM http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/042.gif Link to post Share on other sites
brianmole 0 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 QUOTE (ADS Entertainments @ Jun 24 2004, 06:31 PM) I still bet you it is cheaper for me to BUY 5000 business cards (or even 1000) than to make them, if you include Ink Paper Wear and Tear Time Hassle I concurr! Cheaper to get them professionally printed, and looks better. Link to post Share on other sites
SyC 0 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 I wouldn't bother going to the effort of making your own cards. I've found that the best way is often to play off your local printers against one another... If you do the design yourself preferably in software such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator it can go straight on the press. If you are going to send it any other format then make sure it is electronic and not rescanning something you've already printed! I think laminated cards really do look a little tacky now but if you like that sort of think then there is a new print process the cards are re-run through the press and a sort of rubberised layer is added to them giving them a 3D textured effect. Very impressive! .:Simon:. .:VibeZ Music & Discos (Mobile Disco & Karaoke):. Link to post Share on other sites
High Fidelity 0 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 QUOTE I think laminated cards really do look a little tacky now Funnily enough, the response I usually get is "Wow, they're posh cards" Quitting Smoking & Drinking doesn't make you live longer It just feels like it. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisPointon 0 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Anybody considered plastic cards?. Link to post Share on other sites
SyC 0 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 (edited) Nope laminated cards are tacky!! That's for sure! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/tongue.gif Yeah, we had a few samples done of plastic cards when someone offered them to us. They gave us a neat holder to carry them around in. We came to give out one of the cards and realised that it had sort of rubbed off in the holder. Not completely of course but enough not to look good. Maybe it was the finish and you get better when you order for real, but I know my security pass for work is the same in that the photo lasts 5 minutes before it wears off. Edited June 30, 2004 by SyC .:Simon:. .:VibeZ Music & Discos (Mobile Disco & Karaoke):. Link to post Share on other sites
YourBigEvent 0 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Have considered plastic Chris, I got a quote once, decided on matt, unlamanated one, although I do need some more I may go for plastic ones this time, some blank on the reverse, some with Annelise's details. .....but what do I know ? Your Big Event Office:01803 813540 Direct: 0797 0717 448 e.mail:info@yourbigevent.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
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