Business Card Composer is a program that can build various types of business cards.
I like the fact that it includes many templates. The retail version of this program has even more templates. Check the producer's Web site for more details about the differences between the downloaded and the retail version.
The installation is very simple. The installation wizard does all the work for you. The first thing that the program shows you is a wizard, which guides your every step in order to achieve the desired card.
The wizard is well structured. In the beginning, it allows you to pick a template for your card. Then it allows you to enter your personal data, such as name, title, company, department, phone number, Web site, etc. The next step, allows you to choose some options in order to get an optimal printing.
Finishing the wizard won't output the project to the printer. It allows you to customize the position of the items on the card, as well as to add images or geometric forms to your card. The program provides you many options in order to get the desired output.
The printing support of this program gives you many useful features. You can use either an installed printer on your Mac or browse for a shared printer by using Apple's
Bonjour technology.
Pluses: it provides you a lot of templates. It gives you various customization options and it has a good printer support.
Drawbacks / flaws: In conclusion: if you want a tool that generates business cards, this is a very good solution, because it offers many features and it's highly customizable.
version reviewed: 4.1
Business Card Composer Publisher's Description
When Business Card Composer helps you:
-For a trade show you can create custom business cards to reflect special events and promotions (or just put on your booth number).
-Your phone or e-mail changed, and you can't wait until your company makes new cards for you.
-You need to create small runs of cards for temporary staff.
-You have several jobs and want to have a separate card for each.
-You want to create a nice card with your phone and e-mail to give to the people you meet.
Features at a Glance:
Thousands of images and designs
Choose among over 23,000 high-quality images and nearly 500 professional designs to create a nice-looking card quickly. A large collection of profession-oriented designs cover the most common occupations. No matter what service you offer - you will find that special design you need.
Powerful image editing tools
A variety of editing tools let you create your own designs with ease. With the help of these tools you can control transparency, apply masks and fills, tiling, crop images. Smart guides help to position elements accurately and precisely. Switching between Background and Foreground modes enables you to create and edit complicated designs.
Cutting-edge technology
Business Card Composer employs the latest technologies. It integrates with Mac OS X applications such as Address Book and iPhoto. The program is perfect for making all kinds of badges - it takes data from the text files and allows to numerate them. Using export to TIFF, JPEG and PDF, you can share your cards by email, on the Internet, or print them in the print shop. And that's just the top of the iceberg...
Advanced printing
New printing technology, introduced in the application, allows choosing among 3 printing methods to find the one that better fits your needs. You can either print cards for yourself, or print one design for several people, or even print multiple designs on one sheet. Business Card Composer works with any inkjet or laser printer. Card stock from Avery and other popular vendors is supported, as well as custom paper layouts.
FREE card stock inside
With the boxed edition you are supplied with 100 Premium-quality Clean-Edge business card stock from Avery, so you can print your business cards immediately.
System Requirements Mac OS X v.10.4.11 or higher. Snow Leopard compatible.
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