InstantCard

About InstantCard

At InstantCard we pride ourselves in making custom designs for each of our clients We prefer to make a custom design for you to best meet your exact needs This is a free service If you would like to get some inspiration as to what others in similar fields have done, to give our designer your preferences, please leaf through the card gallery on our site Your design will be unique, based on your logo, your color scheme, and your layout preferences

You may also upload any inspirational examples for our designers via the template design form

I’m not very design-oriented. Can someone create a template for me?

Absolutely In fact, most people prefer to have us design their ID cards We have expert graphic specialists at InstantCard who would be more than happy to design a custom template for you using your company logo, color scheme, and any other design specifications that you may have This is a no charge service And if you decide at a later date to make changes to the design, we typically help you do that in a matter of minutes

Do I email you the employee photos?

Our online service eliminates email entirely, since this manual process is the source of most errors when dealing with an outside supplier Our service allows you to just point to the photos for your IDs cards, then automatically embeds them onto your cards Within your browser window, you will be able to easily adjust which part of the picture you want to show up on the ID (cropping) There is no need to worry about pictures mismatched with employee names, poor pictures, or improper sizing You’ll see an exact image of card as it will be printed, so you can verify spelling and presentation, before you choose to print the ID card

If you have a large number of employee pictures, we provide a custom service which automatically re-sizes and crops all your pictures to the appropriate format for your ID cards

Can our card design include barcodes or QR codes?

Our service can support 30 different barcode symbologies, including of course the most common ones like Code39 and Code128 Cards can have multiple barcodes on them, on either the front or the back or both

We fully support QR codes, which can create a linkage between the physical card and the virtual cloud-based information Or they can be used to allow scanning of contact information

Can I change my card design after processing the cards?

You may make as many changes to card templates as you like, now or in the future In fact, you can make an unlimited number of card templates, at no extra charge Many clients use multiple designs, such as for staff and students, or for temporary and permanent employees If you update the templates, for example with a new expiration date, you will not need to change your personnel data

Can you encode the magnetic stripe on our cards when the badge is printed?

Our service allows you to define the contents for encoding Track1, Track2, and Track3 There is no extra charge for this service

Security is very important for my company. How can you enhance the security of our ID cards?

We offer a number of options that can greatly increase the security of our ID cards Some of the options which significantly reduce the risk of fraud or falsification include:

Print your cards on smart card (chip) cards which can be encoded for enhanced security
Add a holographic overlay covering the full surface of the cards
Use micro-printing, which only high-quality high-definition printers can achieve
Print a ghosted and re-sized picture on the front or back of the card
Overlay or underlay complex graphics over variable data (photo, name, etc
) We would be pleased to work with you to define the best security solution to meet your organization’s unique requirements

Can I upload a sketch?

Yes! You may absolutely upload a sketch of your idea Our professional designers will realize it into a complete design They will work with you to make sure that the design matches your intentions So, go ahead, scan the back of that envelope We’ll make it into something you’ll be proud to wear

Do I have to use professional design software?

You may use whatever software you are comfortable with Just be aware, if you are uploading a complete design, make sure that it is 1050 pixels (minimum) on the longest side If you are unsure how to do this, don’t worry—send us what you have and our professional designers can recreate it in high resolution (If you are using a photo background, make sure you send us the full, high-resolution photo along with your design )