Business Card

[WesLor Designs]

When I watched the cd that I was sent when I was trying to decide on what machine to get they said that you can scan a business card and will be able to stitch that. I was wondering if someone could tell me how to do that. If you want to contact me by e-mail that would be great. My email is [email protected] thank you.

[Steve]

I would never digitize a logo from a business card. The logo is too small, usually not in full color, and the DPI is way to low. It is best to get a full color logo from the customer.

[sschroed2]

I have digitized from business cards several times, but there's nothing automatic about it! I scan the card, bring it into DS, blow it up as large as I can before the picture starts pixeling to bad. Then do my digitizing. Then I enlarge my design and manually go in and edit it to improve it by visually looking at the business card. It's get more into the being an artist when you have to do this. For the lettering I try to find a font that is close to what they have and most are usually satisfied with that.
Sue
All ustom Embroidery

[scot]

Weslor , most logos are pretty easy to digitize. You will enjoy learning. I do it the same way sschroed2 does it. But some logos are so simple and clean you can do some with auto digitize.

[signman]

Even signshops (like me) dread the customer that walks in and throws down a business card thinking that it is 'ready to use' artwork. The majority of business cards are printed with 'thermo ink', an additive in the ink that 'puffs' a little as it dries and gives the ink a depth you can feel and see. Absolutely the worst nightmare to use for artwork. Scan it, blow it up, and you can see how there isn't even straight lines-it is all jagged and lumpy-that's the thermo ink. Most of the time I can track down where the business card came from and get the original artwork (all the local 'printshops' work with me), and if it was an online print job-chances are good it is basic clip art-I have CD's full of clipart by the gazillion images. If all else fails, I charge them by the hour to recreate it!

[levelbest]

If you are ever stuck with a business card and need good line art - artworksource.com will do vector art of most logos for $15. Well worth it - and I charge it back to the customer and give them a copy of their logo as well for future use. You'd be suprised how many people don't have a good vector copy of their logo and at my personal hourly rate $15 is a bargain to save me time.