Looking for a stylish, modern business card? This free business card template for InDesign is colourful and simple, and would be a great fit for creative businesses.
Inject a creative pop of colour into your business stationery with this minimal business card template. With a trend-forward, clean style and graphic typography, this template is also completely free to download.
This Adobe InDesign template includes a simple layout and a bold, striking color palette. It’s also easy to switch up the colors and fonts to adapt the business card design for your existing brand style.
Business card size:
3.5″ x 2″
STANDARD
(Need a slightly different size? Learn how to resize this template )
InDesign Business Card Template
Below you can preview the business card design in two different color schemes, download the InDesign file and read up on a few helpful tips for editing your template in InDesign.
Download this business card template for free (includes an INDD file for InDesign CC and IDML file for earlier InDesign versions):
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Free Fonts
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Help Working with InDesign Templates
We’ve put together a collection of helpful tips to make editing our InDesign Templates super easy. If you’re a newbie to Adobe InDesign it’s worth checking these out before starting work on your design.
How to Open an InDesign Template
Step 1. Download the file.
Step 2. Our InDesign templates are packaged and saved as ZIP files. If you have a Windows computer Right Click > Extract All before opening the InDesign file.
Step 3. If you’re running InDesign CC open the INDD version of the file. If you’re working with InDesign CS4, CS5 or CS6 open the IDML version.
How to Hide the 'Switch Off Before Printing' Layer
Our InDesign templates are organized into layers, which group similar elements together. The layers in your document can be controlled from the
Layers panelÂ
(Window > Layers).
Make sure to hide the SWITCH OFF BEFORE PRINTING layer when you export your design for printing. Click on the eye symbol to the left of the layer’s name to do so.
Pro tip: Try locking the YOUR IMAGES HERE layer to save time when editing text. This will prevent you from accidentally moving the graphics out of position.
How to Change the Colors
The color scheme of this template can be edited from the
Swatches panel
(Window > Color > Swatches).
Pro tip:Â Editing a swatch will automatically update all instances of that color across your document.
How to Add Your Own Text
The text across this design can easily replaced with your own copy. Simple use the
Type Tool (T) to select the text box you wish to edit. You can then add your own fonts and formatting.
Read more about formatting text in InDesign.How to Add Your Own Images
You’ll notice when you first open the template that all the image frames have a placeholder image. You can insert your own images by selecting the image frame and using
File > Place to select a replacement image.
Read our beginner’s guide to working with images in InDesign.Pro tip: Do your images look blurry? Make sure your display is set to high-quality (View > Display Performance > High-Quality Display). To see more accurately how your design will appear when printed go to View > Overprint Preview.
How to Resize Pages in InDesign
It’s simple to resize a page in your template by using the
Page Tool (Shift+P). Select the tool and then click onto the page to select it. You can drag the sides of the page to preview your desired new size. Hold down
Alt or
Option while you drag to resize the page.
Read more about resizing pages in InDesign.How to Export Your Document for Printing
Once you’ve completed work on your template and you’re ready to print it, or export it for digital circulation, you can head to
File > Export. To create a print-ready file, choose
Adobe PDF (Print) from the
Format drop-down menu in the
Export window. Make sure to include the bleed in your export options by checking
Use Document Bleed Settings in the
Export Adobe PDF window.
Read more about prepping your designs for printing in InDesign.How to Change the Fonts in a Document
You can format individual items of text using the
Type Tool (T) and
Controls panel, which you’ll find running along the top of the InDesign workspace. The fonts in most templates are not set as InDesign styles. However, it’s easy to create a
Character or
Paragraph Style using existing text formatting, and then edit this from the
Styles panels
(Window > Styles).
Read more about editing Styles in InDesign.Discover more advice for InDesign beginners on our Tutorials page. Or why not seek out inspiration about typography, layout design and much more right here.
