Card Body & Finishing Options

Discover Gemalto's unbeatable range of card body technologies: graphic solutions to suit all your needs.

• Transparent:
  send a clear message

  One of the most technically demanding cards to design but with our expert advice you can be sure that you are more than up to meeting the challenge.

• Metallic foil:
  fantastic designs

  Flashy and fun or simple and elegant: whatever your choice, we have the answer.

• Colored core:
  Your card is instantly recognized

  Get a slice of Colored Core, the cutting edge of card design technology. With a large choice of colors, this feature is the smart way of ensuring your card stands out from the crowd.

Special effects ...The Originals

Often copied but never matched – let alone bettered – our vast range of special printing and hot stamping effects will breathe life into your designs. Among the most spectacular are the following trio:

• Embossing varnish:
  sealed and secured

  This unique varnish was developed by Gemalto to encapsulate a logo or text with stunning results

• Tactile Varnish:
  the perfect touch

  A special varnish that brings your design to life. Perfect for highlighting a detail or a logo.

• High-definition hot foil stamping: fine detailing

  A trade-off between customized holograms and hot foil stamping. Incredibly fine details can be obtained, enabling a fine segmentation of your card holders. It takes less than 3 weeks to create, leading to no expensive stock to manage and stunning results guaranteed.

• Pure silver:
  slick and simple

  Perfect for highlighting logos and program names, an ideal alternative to silver hot foil.

• Pearlescent varnish:
  bring colors to life

  A special varnish with a subtle metallic effect to make colors more vibrant.

• Magstripe printing:
  don't waste space – communicate

  A smart way of using space to communicate, using black or silver text.

• Standard hot-stamp foil:
  quick and simple

  Very simple to apply for the maximum effect.

• Bio-sourced card:
  smart by nature

  Our new Eco Card has an innovative body made of bio materials to help you develop your green offering without compromising on quality.

• Flip/flop:
  flips but guaranteed never to flop*

  A special varnish that changes the color of an image depending on the viewing angle. Use it on the whole card surface or – better still – in key areas to boost the effect.