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When designing your company's ID cards, a crucial aspect to consider is what to include on the back of the card. It's a space that's often overlooked but can be a great resource to utilize for additional information. With thoughtful planning, you can optimize this space [...]
Most people have tried laminated cards, which they quickly find to be flimsy, cheap-looking, and unsecure. When an organization is ready to produce professional plastic cards, there are just three choices: 1. Purchase and operate an in-house system 2. Contract with a local service bureau 3. Online [...]
Whenever a large organization is planning to roll out an ID card printing project, it has the option of choosing 1-step or 2-step printing: 1-step printing involves printing all information, both fixed and variable, on a blank white card in one single pass. 2-step printing involves pre-printing [...]
Many people ask us whether we worry about ID cards being replaced by mobile apps? Our answer is: "maybe, but not for a long, long time". While there are some situations where a mobile app has become a preferable solution, there are still many circumstances where a [...]
It's time to clear the air, to be frank about what it is we do here at InstantCard. I know many of you think we're ID card printers. And, admittedly, we probably encouraged that misconception. But, as is often the case, the burden of truth has [...]
Over the years, many InstantCard clients have asked us if we can print custom photo IDs on their existing "clamshell" badges. These are the thick, hard plastic employee ID badges that are very commonly used to open doors in buildings. Previously, we advised those clients to replace [...]
What is a watermark? A watermark is an image (normally the logo or other branding asset) that is put on the card with a transparency so it doesn't stand out in full color. It is typically used as a design feature to make the ID card look [...]
In 1981 John Naisbitt published a blockbuster book called Megatrends. Of the 10 major trends he identified, one, which he called “High-Tech High-Touch”, was so profoundly important that it led to the publication of a second best-seller, by that exact name, in 1999. We believe that the [...]
If you’re coming to us to have your ID badges printed, you may already have a logo and established branding that you want to apply to your cards. However, perhaps your logo includes only one or two colors and you haven’t given much thought to what [...]
Over this past year, U.S. banks have taken a giant step toward increasing the security of financial transactions by adding smart-chips to our debit and credit cards. Now that Americans are becoming familiar with seeing chips on their bank cards, many are asking us if the [...]
