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First, we must display the ruler units as inches. Next, we must add guides for the actual card area.Make sure the units are inches and under Width enter 3.75 under Height enter 2.25 Thus, we must set our document to this size.Go to File > Document Properties (or Shift+Ctrl+D on a PC Shift+Cmd+D on the Mac). 3 1/2 + 1/4 (1/8 inches on two sides) and 2 + 1/4 translates decimal wise into 3.75 by 2.25 inches.A bleed may not be necessary for a card with an all white background, but it is a good idea to include this extra space anyway What is a bleed? A bleed is 1/8 inches of space around all four sides of the business card so that any color or images that extend beyond the dimensions of the card don’t have a white border around them.

The dimensions of a business card are 3 1/2 by 2 inches.This is a good time to introduce the term bleed.

Next, we must make the document boundaries the same size as a typical business card.

First, we open Inkscape and save a new document.

This tutorial is geared towards designers creating their first business card for either themselves or perhaps a small business. “Print ready” here refers to proper size specifications for print. Still, if a 100% match between screen color and final printed product is not necessary, Inkscape is more than adequate. According to Inkscape’s wiki page, you can import a file into Scribus, a page layout program, or open the file in Acrobat Distiller on Windows systems for CMYK compatibility.

The term “print-ready” is relative here, as Inkscape does not natively support CMYK using color profiles. This tutorial will give an example of how to create a print-ready business card using Inkscape, a popular open source vector art application.