Printshop: Business Card Creator

by Riverdeep

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000639X9
• Item model number: 385013
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,749 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #72 in Software > Outlet
  • #79 in Software > Graphics > Home Publishing > Greeting Cards
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Print Shop: Business Card Creator is a complete solution for users who want to create professional-looking business cards. Business Card Creator includes more than 1,000 premium images, over 500 professionally designed layouts, and 280 fonts, making it easy to create your own impressive business cards. It also features integrated photo editing and tutorial hints and tips. You can even import your company's logo.

Product Description

Packed with more than 500 professionally designed layouts, over 1,000 high-quality images customized for business cards, and 280 premium fonts. Everything you need to create world-class business cards.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best solution I've found, July 12, 2002

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Luan Gaines "luansos" (Dana Point, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Printshop: Business Card Creator (CD-ROM)

As unskilled user of computer graphics, I needed to find a program that was especially user-friendly and easy to navigate, with a low level of frustration for the unfamiliar user. This product was the most useful of the three I found, including The Business Card Factory, and Proventure Business Cards. The instructions are simple and, with some practice, easy to navigate in creating both business cards and brochures, although I did not attempt any newsletters.

It doesn't really matter how many typefaces, colors or graphics are offered, if the user can't navigate the program, and I found this program the most quickly familiar. The pre-made color layouts may be bright, but not always the best designs, in my opinion, and color should be minimized when cost is a factor. Any document prepared for commercial printing increases in expense with each color added, and the novice may be unfamiliar with this problem. That issue aside, my main concern was a simple format wherein I could create a brochure and business card using one color. So I went to blank stock and blank design, using the appropriate tools to add and edit text in the desired format. I found the brochure particularly easy, even when designing a 2-sided document for commercial printing.

I have years of design experience pre-computer, and the challenge for me (as self-taught) was to get the program to reflect my design concept in the appropriate language to create the necessary documents. After exploring some other programs, it became clear that any program is mediated by the vision of the programmer. If the program designer has a limited design range, or is restricted by the functions the program allows, the user cannot override those commands without some basic knowledge of programming. It's like taking the long road around, rather that the quickest line between two points. The programmer is assuming that the user has no design experience, and that's what the program offers: simple solutions...My need was immediate. This program offered the best timely solution, with little frustration for the unskilled user. In addition, it allows the flexibility of a variety of designs and techniques, saving each layout for further use.

4.0 out of 5 stars Business Card Creator fulfills a need, May 12, 2007

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W. Andrews - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Printshop: Business Card Creator (CD-ROM)

The need was for a few standardized cards for each of a large number of people. Creator did the job well and efficiently.

2.0 out of 5 stars Business Card Creator, March 8, 2007

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William E. Hughes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Printshop: Business Card Creator (CD-ROM)

This product turned out to perform poorly. I do not recommend it. However, I do recommend the seller who shipped promptly and shipped the exact product advertised and which I ordered.