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Adding texture

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Adding texture

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- The texture of your business card can come from the paper, from printing effects like embossing and spot varnishing, or from the printing process. Letterpress printing, for example, will press the type into the paper. You can also give the illusion of depth by adding texture to your digital file, as a layer mask in Photoshop, an opacity mask in Illustrator, or as a transparent overlay in InDesign. In the next chapter, I'll demonstrate how to do this. For now, I just want you to think about the tactile quality texture can add to your business card and how this might reinforce your brand.

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