Business Cards
Paper Business Cards
The card you hand out a hundred times a month. Thick 16pt stock, saturated color, and a clean trim, because the first thing someone judges is how it feels.
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Business Card Printing in San Antonio
A business card is the only piece of your brand that someone holds between two fingers. At that distance, everything shows: the weight of the stock, the crispness of the trim, whether the ink sits evenly, whether the type is set well. Thin cards with soft edges tell a story you did not mean to tell.
Our standard paper card runs on 16pt cardstock with a full color gloss finish. It is noticeably thicker than the cards that come free with an online template, it takes color cleanly, and it holds its corners in a wallet or a card case.
Double-sided printing costs the same as single-sided, which means the back is free real estate. Most businesses use it for a service list, a QR code, an appointment line, or a short offer, and it turns a name card into something with a reason to be kept.
Cards print at our San Antonio, TX shop and can be configured and ordered online in minutes, or we can design the layout with you first.
What Makes a Card Worth Keeping
16pt Thickness
Heavy cardstock that reads as substantial the moment it changes hands, and does not curl or soften in a wallet.
Full Color Gloss
A gloss finish that keeps photography and brand color saturated, with clean fine type at small sizes.
Both Sides, Same Price
Double-sided printing is included, so the back can carry the service list, the QR code, or the offer.
Clean, Square Trim
Cut square and consistent across the run, because a soft or drifting edge is the first thing a hand notices.
Brand Consistency
The same color discipline that governs your signs, banners, and vehicle graphics, applied at card scale.
Sized for the Real World
Standard business card dimensions, so it fits every wallet, card case, badge holder, and rolodex it will meet.
On the Desk
Thick stock and a square trim that hold up in a card case.
At Arm's Length
Where stock weight, ink, and trim all get judged at once.
Do Not Waste the Back
Double-sided printing is included, so a blank back is a missed opportunity every single time a card changes hands. Put the service list there, or a QR code that goes somewhere useful, or a short offer with a reason to call. Appointment-based businesses print a line for the next date. Trades print the license number. The front introduces you; the back gives someone a reason to keep the card instead of filing it in a drawer.
Ask About Card LayoutsHow a Business Card Order Runs
Pick Quantity and Sides
Choose the quantity and whether you want one side or two in the online configurator. Double-sided is the same price.
Send or Build Artwork
Upload a print-ready file, or send your logo and details and our design team will set the card and show you a layout.
Preflight and Proof
We check bleed, safe margins, resolution, and how small type will hold at card scale before anything goes to press.
Print, Trim, and Ship
Cards print full color, are trimmed square, boxed, and shipped from San Antonio, TX.
Paper Business Card Details
General guidance for planning. Live quantities and options are configured on the shop page linked below, and we will confirm anything specific to your order in writing.
- Stock
- 16pt cardstock with a full color gloss finish.
- Printing
- Full color. Double-sided printing is the same price as single-sided.
- Quantities
- Ordered in packs from small runs up to bulk quantities, configured on the shop page.
- Artwork
- Print-ready PDF with bleed is ideal. AI, EPS, and high-resolution raster files also work, and our team can build or clean up a layout.
- Safe margins
- Keep text and logos back from the trim edge. Cards are cut in stacks, so a design that crowds the edge risks looking uneven.
- Type size
- Small type and hairline rules can close up at card scale. We flag anything that will not hold before we print it.
- Shipping
- Everything ships. Cards are boxed and sent from San Antonio, TX.
Prefer to Order Online?
These products can be configured and ordered directly, with proofs before production.
Business Card Printing FAQ
16pt is a heavy card stock, noticeably thicker and stiffer than the lightweight cards that come with free online templates. It is the weight most people associate with a professionally printed card: it stays flat, holds its corners, and does not go soft in a wallet.
Almost always, since double-sided costs the same as single-sided here. Use the back for your service list, a QR code, an appointment line, a license number, or a short offer. A card with a reason to be kept survives a lot longer than one with just a name on it.
A print-ready PDF with bleed and safe margins reproduces best. We also work from AI, EPS, and high-resolution raster files. If you only have a logo, send it and our design team will build the card around it.
Keep text and logos comfortably inside the trim line, and extend any background color or photo past it as bleed. Cards are trimmed in stacks, so artwork that runs right up to the edge is where small shifts become visible.
Yes. Send your logo, your details, and any brand colors or fonts you use, and our design team will set the card, proof it with you, and keep the file so reorders and new hires match exactly.
Yes. Every order prints in San Antonio, TX and ships to you. There is nothing to pick up and nothing to schedule around.
Ready to Print Your Cards?
Send your logo and details and we will set the layout, proof it, and get it on press. Call (210) 293-5651 or email orders@inline.graphics.