User Manual

Card graphic requirements


The Bercode issuer services role, Card Management menu, Card graphics requirements submenu contains all the important dimensions and graphics requirements for card design. (In fact, you can upload any images and place text on the Card graphics submenu, but if you want to display a logo, etc. on your card, it is useful to design it first with some image editing software.)

1a.  Parameters of the plastic card:

a)    Material: laminated PVC
b)    Thickness: 0.03" (0.76 mm)
c)    Cut size: 3.37" x 2.13" (85.5 x 54 mm)
d)    Radius of the rounded corner: 0.12" (3 mm)


1b.  Parameters of the virtual card:

a)    Cut size: 3.37" x 2.13" (85.5 x 54 mm)
b)    Radius of the rounded corner: 0.12" (3 mm)


2.    Graphic parameters of the card:

a)    Pages to be edited: 2 (4+4 colors)
b)    Full edit size: 3.52" x 2.29" (bleed box: 0.08") (89.5 x 58 mm (bleed box: 2-2 mm))
c)    The graphics can be placed at least 0.12" (3 mm) from the cut edges of the card


3.    Barcode location restrictions:

a)    Important: the barcode will be placed onto the card within the platform and will cover some part of the card graphics
b)    Size: minimum 1.50" x 0.87" (or 0.87" x 1.50") 38 x 22 (or 22 x 38) mm
c)    Background color: white
d)    Location: front or back cover of the card

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