f you are looking for something different in business cards, consider plastic business cards. They are the most durable of business cards and won’t rip, stain, or exhibit wear.  Here we examine the three types of plastic cards for sale on NexCards.com.

Clear: This card is perfectly clear. Drop it on the floor and you might have a hard time finding it. This card we print is 20pt (.020 inch). The average cardstock is 14pt and a credit card is 30 pt so our plastic cards are comfortably between. There is no white background as we don’t print white (white is no ink in the CMYK color spectrum). This card benefits from high contrast elements with bold color. Be sure to leave plenty of open background so natural light can shine through to “light up” the card. Black text is the clearest to read.

Frosted: Frosted plastic is more easily seen than described. See the image. The card is not transparent but translucent. Like the clear card, white does not print and bold coloring with an open background looks best. You can simulate white/silver by using a light grey (C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=30).  This card and the clear allow printing on one side only

White: These cards are matte white on both sides. As these are not transparent, you can print on both sides. NexCards has these in the popular 20pt weight. Rounded corners are standard ( as are the Clear and 20pt Frosted cards). These cards will appear much like on cardstock. Colors will be vivid and smaller pastels or fancy type will be immediately discernible.  This the safe choice if you want plastic but the other card types make you nervous as to the result. If that is the case, fill out the samples form and to receive samples of plastic cards.

NexCards offers plastic at cardstock prices. Go here to learn more about plastic business cards and prices. Click “Get Started” to hone in on the details.