Your business card is often the first thing a new contact takes away from meeting you — whether that's a prospective business partner or a customer — and a good one genuinely earns you points.
To make that impression count, printing on a specialty stock is one of the easiest wins there is. Below are four specialty papers that feel far richer in the hand than the cards you'll find everywhere else.
Linen-texture paper
Weight: 300gsm
Price: HK$70 / 100 cards, HK$110 / 200, HK$148 / 300, HK$218 / 300
Linen-texture paper is a tactile imported art stock, with a fine, irregular cross-hatch emboss across the surface that gives printed work an even, screen-like ground. Because the fibre is non-woven, it's hard-wearing, bright and colourfast, with good toughness, fold resistance, a distinctive grain and a strong sense of depth. Avoid large dark solid fills on this stock — they undo the refined paper texture you're paying for.
Ice-white pearlescent paper
Weight: 300gsm
Price: HK$70 / 100 cards, HK$110 / 200, HK$148 / 300, HK$218 / 300
The colour of ice-white paper shifts with your viewing angle. This ice-white pearlescent stock reads as a very cool, icy off-white and takes colour printing beautifully. Its sheen comes from light scattering and refracting across the surface into countless bright points — a sparkle effect that makes metallic-looking artwork print superbly. It suits high-end, refined, contemporary print of every kind. As with the other stocks, steer clear of large dark solid fills that would spoil the premium finish.
Conqueror paper
Weight: 300gsm
Price: HK$70 / 100 cards, HK$110 / 200, HK$148 / 300, HK$218 / 300
Conqueror is a favourite of high-end clients for business cards, swing tags, greeting cards, calligraphy and painting, and menu inner pages — some firms even use it for letterhead and envelopes. It feels like water ripples: wave after wave of parallel ripple texture, with relatively wide spacing between the lines of grain. Its signature is the genuine watermark that shows through the sheet. Conqueror is acid-free and archival for the long term, and it's made with 65% eco-friendly pulp, which makes it a natural pick for the environmentally minded. Avoid large dark solid fills that would spoil the premium texture.
Inspiration paper
Weight: 350gsm
Price: HK$70 / 100 cards, HK$110 / 200, HK$148 / 300, HK$218 / 300
Inspiration paper has a varied, textured surface with a tactile relief — refined, understated and old-world in character. It reads as solid, dependable and trustworthy, which makes it a natural fit for senior, executive-level occasions. It's one of the more tactile stocks in this family and first-rate for business cards. Here too, keep large dark solid fills off the sheet so you don't lose the premium texture.
Want to see more card options? Just tell a Printing Banana specialist what you're after and we'll recommend the stock that fits best. WhatsApp us at +852 3001 5678 (English is fine), with delivery across Hong Kong and Macau.