HID FARGO Card Design Guide - Manual (Page 8)

The Card Design Guide Book
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STEP 3
DETERMINE TECHNOLOGIES
Determine the
technologies that your
ID card will have
The card technologies your organization
uses will influence your card design.
They will also affect the selection of the card
printer/encoder you’ll use. But you can still
create a great-looking card, if your design
accommodates technologies such as:
o Bar codes
o Contact and contactless smart cards
o Proximity antennae
o Magnetic stripes
Whether on the inside or outside of the card,
these technologies can alter surfaces and
make printing any design more challenging.
Cards with embedded
electronics like smart
cards or “clamshell”
proximity cards will
affect your design and
the type of printer that
you will use.
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