Premium business cards Dubai and business cards Abu Dhabi printed in house across the UAE. Choose from standard 350gsm stock to luxury finishes like foil, embossing, soft touch, and spot UV. Order from 100 cards with same day dispatch across the Emirates.
Get Free Quote Contact UsBranding Blitz produces business cards in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from our production facility in Ajman. Every order, whether 100 cards for a new consultancy or fifty thousand for a corporate relaunch, is printed, finished, and quality checked under one roof. We work with law firms, property developers, hospitality groups, government contractors, healthcare groups, family offices, and creative studios across the seven Emirates. This page covers every business card type we produce, how to choose between them, paper and finish specifications, turnaround realities, and what to expect when you place an order.
Rather than listing the word premium as a blanket term, the sections below explain what each variant physically is, when it suits your situation, and the constraints that often get missed until after artwork is finalised.
Hot foil stamping applies a metallic film directly to card stock under heat and pressure. The result is a reflective finish you cannot replicate with CMYK printing or metallic ink; the light response is fundamentally different. Gold and silver remain the most requested foils for UAE corporate and legal clients, followed by rose gold, copper, and holographic variations. Foil works best on matte or soft touch cards where the metallic element contrasts against a flat background. Typical application is company logos, monograms, partner names, or thin accent lines. Applying foil to large areas or too many elements dilutes the effect and drives cost up disproportionately. Minimum run is 250 cards, and 400gsm stock or heavier is recommended so foil registration sits cleanly without warping thinner cards. Pricing, artwork specifications, and sample photographs are on the Foil Business Cards product page.
Letterpress is relief printing. A metal or polymer plate presses the design into thick cotton or textured paper, creating a tactile impression you feel before you see it. It communicates heritage, craft, and intentional design, which is why law firms, architecture practices, private bankers, and jewellery houses consistently choose it over flat digital printing. We use 500 to 700gsm cotton stock for letterpress because the thickness accepts a deeper impression without the card bowing. Artwork must use solid colours and sharp vector lines; photographs and gradients do not translate to this process. Lead time is slightly longer than digital at around five to seven working days including plate making. Review our Letterpress Business Cards options for ink combinations and suitable paper stocks.
Embossing raises a design above the card surface using a metal die pressed from behind. Blind embossing applies no ink or foil to the raised area, producing a monochrome sculptural effect that reads as expensive and restrained. Combined embossing pairs the raised impression with foil or ink, producing logos that catch both light and touch. Corporate executives, luxury brands, and jewellery retailers favour embossing for its understated premium signal. The die is matched to your logo artwork, so clean vector files with distinct outlines work best; fine serifs or thin strokes may not register deeply enough to read tactilely. Minimum thickness 350gsm. Check the Embossed Business Cards page for combinations with foil and soft touch lamination.
Spot UV is a clear, glossy coating applied to selected areas of the card while the rest stays matte. The contrast between matte paper and glossy coated logo draws attention without adding ink colour or tactile depth. Spot UV sits at a price point below foil and embossing while delivering a distinctly premium finish, which is why it is popular with growing brands that want to signal investment without the cost of hot foil stamping. The coating is liquid, so registration requires precise artwork with a separate spot UV layer in the print file. Works best over matte lamination; gloss lamination reduces the contrast and undermines the effect. Our Spot UV Cards cover both full coverage and targeted accent applications.
Standard business cards are rectangular because standard wallets and cardholders are rectangular. Die cutting changes that. Custom shapes, rounded corners, inner cutouts, and silhouettes cut from the card body let your design break out of the grid. Creative agencies, event planners, real estate developers with architectural signatures, and F and B brands use die cut cards to express their category in the card form itself. We cut to custom dies produced from your vector artwork. One caveat: non standard shapes do not always fit in cardholders, so die cutting suits situations where the card is handed over socially or at events rather than in routine B2B exchanges where the recipient will file it systematically. See Die Cutting Business Cards for example shapes and cost implications.
NFC stands for Near Field Communication. An NFC card contains a thin chip programmed with a URL, contact entry, or trigger action that fires when the card is tapped against a phone. One tap delivers your LinkedIn, calendar booking page, website, payment link, or contact details to the recipient without any typing. We write the chip to the content you specify at order time and can update the programmed destination later from our end without replacing the physical card. NFC suits sales teams, exhibition staff, property agents, and anyone who hands out more than a few cards per week where recipient friction matters. The chip adds roughly 1mm of thickness and is hidden inside the laminated card body, so the card still looks and feels conventional. Explore NFC Cards for chip programming options and payment gateway integrations.
PVC cards are printed on plastic rather than paper. They are waterproof, tear resistant, and last for years in a wallet without fraying at the corners. Frosted PVC, clear PVC, and solid colour PVC are the three primary finishes. Clear PVC with only a logo and contact details printed in white or foil has become a signature choice among fashion, beauty, and luxury brands, because the transparency itself becomes the statement. PVC cards are thicker and stiffer than paper cards, so recipients notice them immediately. Minimum thickness 0.5mm; common thickness 0.76mm, which is the same as a bank card. Review PVC Cards for standard and specialty formats including magnetic stripe and embossed number options.
Duplex and triplex refer to the construction of the card itself, not the printing on it. A duplex card is made from two sheets of paper bonded together, giving you a different colour or texture on each face. A triplex uses three sheets, with the middle layer acting as a visible coloured core running around the card edge. That core, visible as a strip of black, red, neon, or gold when the card is held sideways, is one of the most distinctive business card effects available and is difficult to replicate through any other process. Triplex cards typically reach 800 to 900gsm, which is noticeably heavier than any single sheet card. Architects, photographers, and creative directors gravitate to this format because it carries the sense of weight and craft their work represents. Check Duplex and Triplex Cards for core colour options and paper pairings.
Edge coloring applies ink or paint to the four cut edges of a thick card. The effect is only visible when the cards are stacked or held sideways, which is exactly the moment a card becomes noticeable. Black on white, neon on matte, gold on black; combinations work best with genuine contrast between the face and the edge. Cards must be at least 400gsm for edge coloring to hold cleanly. We recommend pairing edge coloring with matte lamination rather than gloss, because gloss can interfere with edge adhesion and cause long term flaking. See Edge Coloring Cards for standard palette options and bespoke colour matching.
Edge foiling replaces paint on the card edges with hot stamped metallic foil, giving the cut edges a mirror finish in gold, silver, copper, or rose gold. The visual impact is stronger than edge coloring because the foil reflects light dynamically as the card moves, but the process is more technical and the price point sits above standard edge coloring. Edge foiling is almost always paired with thick 500gsm or heavier cotton or pulp stock so the foil has depth to register against. Our Edge Foiling Cards page shows the finish combinations we offer and typical use cases.
The international standard business card measures 85mm by 55mm, also written as 3.5 by 2 inches. Every standard cardholder, wallet slot, and business card scanner accepts this dimension. Europe uses 85 by 55, the Americas use 3.5 by 2 inches (89 by 51mm), and Japan uses 91 by 55mm. For UAE business where you interact with clients from every region daily, the 85 by 55mm format is the safe default and the one we recommend unless you have a specific design reason to diverge.
Square cards at 65 by 65mm are popular with creative studios and photographers because the symmetry reads differently from a rectangle. Slim cards at 85 by 45mm suit fashion, beauty, hospitality, and luxury brands that want an elegant, memorable format. Mini cards at 70 by 28mm function as giveaway tokens at events, where the purpose is memorability rather than routine contact exchange.
Whichever size you select, allow 3mm of bleed on all four edges of your artwork and keep essential text and logos at least 4mm from the trim edge. If your design contains hairlines or fine serifs, check the stroke weight is at least 0.25pt so the lines print cleanly on the final card.
Standard coated cards run on 350 to 400gsm art paper. This is the everyday stock for sales teams, operations staff, and anyone who needs volume at a working budget. Coated matte and coated gloss are the two surface options. Matte cards reject fingerprints and scan cleanly into contact apps; gloss cards display photography and full colour graphics with stronger saturation and depth.
Premium uncoated cards run on 400 to 600gsm natural paper. These have a writable surface, so recipients can add notes directly on the card. Uncoated paper absorbs ink differently from coated stock, so colours print slightly softer and more muted. Legal and professional services often prefer uncoated for this restraint; the card looks considered rather than commercial.
Cotton paper ranges from 500 to 900gsm when constructed as triplex. The texture is deeper and richer than wood pulp paper, and cotton takes letterpress impression better than any other material. Cotton cards are priced higher and suited to senior roles, founders, brand leads, and anyone whose card is an instrument of reputation rather than administration.
Soft touch lamination applied over 350gsm or heavier stock gives the card a velvet, almost rubbery feel that clients consistently remember. Soft touch is the single most requested finish in our studio and works across every design style from minimal to saturated.
Lamination, foiling, embossing, Spot UV, edge coloring, and debossing are all post print finishes. Each adds cost and lead time, and each serves a specific purpose. A practical framework for choosing:
We produce in Ajman and dispatch to every Emirate daily. Dubai orders placed before 12pm typically reach the recipient the same evening by courier when the address is within Dubai. Orders placed after 12pm or going to Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Fujairah, or Ras Al Khaimah arrive the next working day on our scheduled routes.
Abu Dhabi deliveries covering the Corniche, Yas Island, Khalifa City, Mohammed Bin Zayed City, and Mussafah are on a daily courier route, so next working day is our standard commitment. Remote industrial areas or project sites are scheduled case by case.
Sharjah and Ajman, being closer to the production facility, often receive same day delivery at no additional charge regardless of order time within working hours. Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah follow a two day cycle by default, with express options available when required.
For urgent orders, we run an express production option that compresses the full print, finish, and pack cycle from the usual two to three working days down to 24 hours. Express is available on digital printing with standard finishes. Letterpress, edge foiling, and die cutting have minimum lead times that cannot be compressed below three to five working days because the physical processes involved, such as plate making, foil stamping, and die manufacturing, have real setup requirements.
We accept print ready artwork in PDF, AI, PSD, and high resolution TIFF formats. Files should be supplied in CMYK colour mode, 300dpi resolution, with 3mm bleed on all sides and 4mm safe margins from the trim. Outline all fonts or supply the font files with the artwork. Supply any placed images at the final printed size rather than upscaled from smaller sources.
If your design uses a Pantone spot colour for brand matching, mention the Pantone reference when you submit the files. We match to Pantone coated or uncoated swatch books depending on your chosen paper stock. Pantone matching is included in offset orders and available on request for digital.
Clients without print ready artwork can send a logo and contact details, and our design team produces a layout for your approval before production begins. Design service is separately priced for custom work or bundled into larger orders at agreed thresholds.
Ordering is by WhatsApp, email, or phone. We send a proof for every new design before going to print; approval by reply confirms production start and locks the job into the production schedule.
Different industries in the UAE gravitate toward different card specifications, and knowing the patterns helps you make a faster, more informed decision. These are observations from the jobs we produce, not prescriptions.
Law firms and legal consultancies typically request letterpress or embossed cards in conservative palettes, often with firm initials monogrammed in foil. The card needs to read authoritative and restrained; deep colour and expressive type work against the intended signal.
Real estate developers and agents in Dubai handle high volumes of in person networking at property launches and exhibitions, so cards need to be durable and premium enough to match the price point of the properties represented. Thick stock with soft touch lamination and subtle foil is the common specification.
Banking, wealth management, and family offices operating out of DIFC and ADGM follow patterns closer to law, meaning understated luxury, cotton stock, blind emboss, and restrained type. The card is a document, not a piece of marketing.
Hospitality and F and B brands, particularly concentrated around JBR, Downtown Dubai, La Mer, and Yas Island, choose more expressive cards with die cutting, edge coloring, or custom shapes. A restaurant card is a marketing piece in a way a law firm card is not, and the design latitude reflects that.
Government contractors and semi government entities, particularly in Abu Dhabi, typically specify bilingual cards with Arabic as the primary or co equal language, and follow the parent entity brand guidelines closely. Many have published stationery standards that define the exact typography, colour, and placement required.
Healthcare professionals balance hygiene with presentation, usually landing on clean 400gsm coated cards with soft touch lamination. The card needs to feel professional without signalling either austerity or extravagance.
Technology and startup teams working from Dubai Internet City, Hub71, and DTEC are generally the most experimental in specification, often choosing NFC cards, triplex cores in brand colours, or non standard shapes. A young brand card is often an extension of its product design language.
Operating in the UAE usually means business cards that work in both English and Arabic. Two layout approaches dominate: two sided (English on one face, Arabic on the reverse) and parallel (both languages on a single face, split left and right or top and bottom). The right choice depends on how much information the card carries and how the card is used. Two sided suits dense information; parallel suits minimal layouts with few details.
Arabic reads right to left and uses a different font family than English, so simply translating the text and pasting the result into an English layout produces a poor card. Letter shapes, kashida (the elongation stroke), and line spacing all need dedicated typesetting by someone who works in Arabic daily. We use native Arabic typefaces matched visually to your English font, not Latin glyphs reshaped to look Arabic.
Names require particular care. Arabic transliteration of an English name is rarely a one to one mapping; most names have multiple valid spellings. We confirm the preferred Arabic spelling with every client before going to print, particularly for names containing silent letters, long vowels, or culturally specific pronunciations.
Government and semi government clients typically require the Arabic name and title to appear at least the same size as the English, and often larger. We design to those constraints when briefed at the outset.
Bilingual typography done well is one of the details that separates a locally produced card from an imported generic one, and it is a detail senior UAE clients notice immediately.
For runs below 500 cards, digital printing is almost always the right choice. Digital has no plate cost, so small runs are economical. Quality is close to offset for flat colour work and fully acceptable for standard corporate use. Turnaround is faster because there is no plate setup phase.
For runs between 500 and 1,000 cards, the decision depends on the artwork. Photographic content and CMYK builds print similarly on both methods. Pantone spot colours, very large solid colour areas, and designs requiring exact brand matching print better on offset because offset uses actual Pantone inks rather than CMYK simulations.
For runs above 1,000 cards, offset usually becomes cheaper per unit and produces cleaner solids, better ink density, and reliable Pantone matching. Offset is the default method for corporate rollouts, relaunches, and multi name batch orders for large teams. The setup cost amortises across a larger run, making the per unit cost lower than digital at that volume.
Specialty finishes (foiling, letterpress, embossing, edge treatments) are priced separately from the base print method. They are applied after the print stage on either digital or offset base prints, depending on what is specified for the core print job.
Teams ordering for ten or more named staff benefit from our batch ordering system. You supply a master design and a list of names, titles, phone numbers, and email addresses; we produce each person card with their own details while keeping brand consistency across the set. This is the standard approach for corporate rollouts, new office openings, and regional expansion launches where dozens of staff need cards simultaneously.
Corporate accounts with ongoing business card needs run on a standing design profile. We keep your approved template on file, so reorders skip the proofing step and ship within standard production time. Volume tier pricing applies across the account total, not per order, so frequent small reorders still qualify for better rates than occasional single orders.
For organisations ordering more than ten thousand cards per month across their teams, we allocate dedicated production capacity and an account manager, with guaranteed lead times and inventory buffer for rush reorders. If your organisation sits in that volume range, contact us for a tailored commercial proposal rather than unit pricing.
Production quality is half the outcome. The other half is the design decision your team makes before any artwork reaches us. A few principles distinguish cards that work from cards that merely exist.
Hierarchy comes first. The recipient should know within a second whose card this is and how to contact that person. That means the name and the primary contact method (phone or email, rarely both equally) sit at the top of the visual weight, not the company logo. The logo matters, but the name is what the recipient is trying to remember. Law firm cards are the exception where firm name leads, because the introduction is institutional rather than personal.
White space is the second principle and the most commonly violated one. Cards crammed with every social handle, a photograph, a QR code, and a three line tagline read as insecure. Confident cards leave space around the information and trust the quality of the print, stock, and finish to carry the impression. Look at any card from a top tier consulting firm, a luxury hotel, or a private bank: there is almost always significant empty space around the information.
Colour restraint is the third. Two colours is more credible than six. A single brand accent against black or charcoal type on a neutral stock is a formula that has served serious businesses for a century because it works. Save bright palettes for contexts where expressiveness is the brand signal, such as creative studios or consumer hospitality.
Typography weight and size matter more than most people think. Names should be set at 10 to 12pt with comfortable letter spacing. Titles and contact details at 7 to 9pt. Going smaller to fit more content is a false economy; if the card cannot be read at arm length in natural light it has failed.
We see the same avoidable mistakes across hundreds of jobs. Fixing them at the brief stage saves a reprint later.
Clients search for business card printing using many phrasings depending on what they need. We cover the range. For foil business cards Dubai, foil business cards Abu Dhabi, and foil business cards UAE we produce gold, silver, rose gold, copper, and holographic foil stamped cards across the Emirates. Letterpress business cards Dubai and letterpress business cards Abu Dhabi runs go on cotton stock in 500 to 700gsm weights with deep impression plates. Embossed business cards Dubai, blind emboss cards Abu Dhabi, and combined emboss plus foil cards UAE produce the tactile premium finishes that luxury brands expect.
For Spot UV cards Dubai, 3D Spot UV cards Abu Dhabi, and custom Spot UV cards UAE we run the clear gloss coating on matte laminated stock for the distinctive visual contrast. Die cutting business cards Dubai, custom shape business cards UAE, and rounded corner business cards cover non rectangular format needs. NFC business cards Dubai, NFC cards Abu Dhabi, contactless cards UAE, and digital business cards Abu Dhabi cover the tap to share technology tier. PVC cards Dubai, clear PVC business cards, frosted PVC cards UAE, and custom PVC cards UAE cover the plastic tier.
Duplex and triplex cards Dubai, duplex 2 ply cards Abu Dhabi, colour core business cards, and triplex neon core cards cover the thick multi layer construction tier. Edge coloring cards Dubai, coloured edge business cards, edge foiling cards Abu Dhabi, and metallic edge foil cards UAE cover the finished edge treatment tier. Standard business card printing Dubai, business card printing Abu Dhabi, premium business card printing UAE, luxury business cards Dubai, cotton paper business cards Dubai, 400gsm matte laminated cards, and 700gsm cotton cards all run through the same production facility across quantities from 100 to 100,000 pieces. Digital foil variable data production handles personalised corporate roll outs where each card carries an individual recipient name.
Share your artwork or a brief via WhatsApp, email, or phone. We respond with a quote within business hours. For standard cards with routine specifications, most clients receive delivery inside three working days from artwork approval. Specialty finishes and Abu Dhabi delivery extend this by one to two days depending on finish and route.
If you are unsure which variant suits your situation, describe the role and the audience the card will be used with and we will recommend. For senior legal or financial positions, expect a letterpress or embossed cotton specification. For property and retail, thick coated stock with soft touch and an accent finish. For technology teams, NFC or triplex in brand colours. We do not push unnecessary finishes; we recommend what the card needs to carry its purpose.
