Layout, type, colour and white space — the fundamentals of graphic design, with working examples we build for one-person businesses.
The standard card size in Hong Kong, how to set up bleed and safe zones, which papers and finishes to pick, and the layout details that keep a card readable — a working guide from a Hong Kong print floor.
Read the issueWhat makes a business card truly stand out — the finish, the typography, or the colour? A practical run-through of print requirements, standard sizing, foil and embossing finishes, and typography choices that give your cards real presence.
A premium business card runs about HKD 3–7 each — roughly ten times an ordinary one — because the finishing is a different craft entirely. Here's how seamless embossing, 3D metal relief and hollow-cut lamination are made, with real design references from Hong Kong.
Superscript and subscript are the small raised or lowered characters used in formulas, chemical compounds and isotopes. Here's how to add them in Adobe Illustrator from the Character panel — and how to adjust their size and position when a design needs it.
Most startups and SMEs outsource design to a third party — and end up with a mismatched brand. Here are four things to nail before you brief a freelance designer: a solid brief, clear expectations, frequent communication, and enough time for revisions.
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