Description: Information About ID Card Making / Design. Standard Size ID Card / Name Tag / Committee Card / Identity Card / Debit Card / ETC.
Currently ID cards or identity cards are objects that are always owned by everyone, from children, students, to adults.
This is due to the importance of identification and the magnitude of the role they have. No wonder the demand for ID cards is very high.
So that information about matters related to ID Card is very important for printing service providers.
ID Card Size Standard
According to its use and utilization, the dimensions of the ID Card size differ slightly from one another.
As your reference material in making ID cards for certain purposes, here is information on the details of sizes and their use for certain types of cards.
| Size in mm | Size in cm | Use |
| 85.60 x 53.98 mm (ISO Standard ) | 8.56 x 5.39 cm | KTP, Electronic KTP, ATM, PNS identification card, debit card |
| 90 x 53 mm | 9.0 x 5.3 cm | Personal business card, company card, student card |
| 105 x 74 mm | 10.5 x 7.4 cm | Name Tag, Committee Card |
Classification of ID Card and Name Tag Usage
Not all ID Cards and Name Tags have the same size dimensions, because they adapt to their functions and uses in everyday life.
If classified based on the paper material used, then the ID card has the following details:
1. Paper ID Card B1
This paper size is relatively small in the B series, with details of 10.2 cm x 6.5 cm. The type of B1 paper is often used to print committee cards in an event that is tied to a lanyard.
2. B2 . ID Card Paper
The detailed size of this paper is 12.6 cm x 7.9 cm, usually also often used as a committee card, which offers clearer picture and writing details because the size is slightly larger.
3. B3 ID Card Paper
ID Card B3 is 12.6 cm x 9.5 cm, its use is more often at events or events that are executive in nature. Like an event held by a company, or a membership card at a company office.
4. ID Card B4
The original size of the paper is 13.5 cm x 9.5 cm, while the plastic that protects it is 15 cm x 10.5 cm.
5. Paper ID Card A1
This A1 paper size id card series has a size of 10 cm x 6.8 cm, usually used in landscape or horizontal form.
Its use is certainly different from a portrait ID card, so it is more used as an identity card that is stored and not displayed as an attribute.
6. Paper ID Card A2
Not much different from the A1 id card, the A2 size length and width of this paper is 10.6 cm x 8.2 cm.
Its use is also the same, namely as an identification card or the identity of a certain group in a horizontal form.
How to Apply Standard ID Card and Name Tag Size
If you want to use a certain ID Card size in making an ID card or Name Tag, then there are several steps that must be applied systematically, including:
1. Create a Design
Before setting the size, you must first create a design, starting from choosing the font used, colors, to photos.
There are many design applications that you can use, such as Canva, Photoshop, or Coreldraw.
2. Insert Photo
Choose your best formal photos with good size and quality, this is to avoid photo images that are blurry or broken due to the resolution being too small.
After the best photos are selected, you can directly insert them in the design application you are using.
3. Adjust Size
Use the application settings to adjust the size of the desired ID card according to its type.
However, if you want to print a large number of ID cards on one large paper, then adjust the finished design using Microsoft Word.
- The trick is to copy the ID card design on the Word page
- Then right click and select size settings, then write the desired size, press OK.
Also Read:
By knowing the general size of the ID card, you can create your own card through many existing design applications.
While the size can be adjusted to the type of standard size you want.
Therefore, before deciding to make an ID card, the size is the first thing you must know beforehand.
