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A small custom built die might only cost you between $40-$80 from a reasonable die cutter. Even with your printer marking that up and the extra bindery time, a set of 1000 4-color custom die cut business cards will only run you about $400. If you have the budget for it, a die cut business card can be an extremely nice touch and the “little something” that sets yours apart.
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One of the many ways to save time as a designer is to have a toolbox. That is, a collection of design files to help you get started or to reference when designing. These files might be templates, layer styles, swatch pallets, code snippets, anything that keeps you from having to do something tedious from scratch when you’ve done it many times before. Designer’s Toolbox will be a series here on Tutorial Blog. Each post will bring you new tools for your (hopefully) ever-growing toolbox.
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