Plastic business cards
A distinctive contact piece where format, finish and brand presentation need to work together.
Plan plastic business cardsCard selection guide
Start with what the card needs to help someone do.
The use determines the information, durability, personalisation and finishing questions. These common applications provide a useful briefing framework rather than a fixed specification.
Common card applications
Loyalty and membership
Cards for programmes, clubs and organisations, with numbering, barcode or name options considered where needed.
Plan programme cardsPhoto identification
Cards where a name, image, role or other variable information needs a controlled data and artwork process.
Plan photo ID cardsGift, discount, VIP and club uses
Customer and member cards that may combine brand-led artwork with a code, number, stripe or signature area.
Discuss a specialist usePlastic key tags
Compact tagged formats for membership, loyalty or identification uses where suitability must be confirmed.
Plan plastic key tagsTechnology-linked cards
Projects involving a chip, contactless interaction, reader or system require compatibility questions before the card is specified.
Read the planning guideBriefing checklist
Useful information to gather
You do not need every answer before making an enquiry. What you already know helps the team focus the first conversation.
- Who will receive and use the card
- What information is common to every card
- What information changes from card to card
- Whether the card interacts with a reader or system
- Whether a signature, code, stripe or photo is required
- Quantity, artwork status, delivery location and required date
Start with the requirements
Ready to discuss card types and uses?
Share the product, quantity, artwork status, delivery location and any options you are considering. The print team can help shape a suitable specification before preparing a quote.