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94 Responses to “Avery Business Card Template for Adobe Illustrator”

1. Albizu García Says:
   September 26th, 2007 at 1:17 pm

   Hi, just wanted to thank you for taking the time to make this template and making it available. You just saved me a LOT of time. Thanks!

2. Michael Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 5:48 am

   Thanks, you made my life easier.

3. graeme renfrew Says:
   October 21st, 2007 at 5:41 am

   Thanks for this, really appreciate it.

4. homeboyslim Says:
   November 15th, 2007 at 5:56 am

   Dude, you should sell these. There are many looking for a template not in crappy MS Word. This thing rocks.
   Thanks.

5. Ryan Says:
   November 30th, 2007 at 10:06 am

   Glad to hear everyone finds it useful. I just put it together really quick. Let me know if there needs to be any updates to it.

6. Naomi Says:
   December 2nd, 2007 at 10:01 am

   For some reason, I am not getting anything when I click on the link… help?!

7. Naomi Says:
   December 2nd, 2007 at 10:12 am

   Whoops. Got it, thanks!

8. Dav Says:
   December 13th, 2007 at 1:29 pm

   You rock. Thanks a bunch.

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10. naomi Says:
    January 18th, 2008 at 10:44 am

    any chance of getting a version of this that would work in illustrator CS? when i import this CS2 file, all of the data is lost

11. Michael Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 10:14 am

    yea! thanks! damn the man! I can’t understand at all why Avery’s templates aren’t available in PSD or AI formats since most Graphic designers use Photoshop and Illustrator (at least I do.) I have found this website for some of their templates if this helps you too. (PDFs for Illustrator and Photoshop) btw… I notice you say you dont “design” in Adobe PDF… PDFs are just viewer files. You can import them or even open them raw in Illustrator AND photoshop.. just an FYI

12. Michael Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 10:15 am

    http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/template_1.htm sry didnt paste it lol

13. Heidi Says:
    March 4th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    Ah, Mac…It’s better in the Dark Side. Thank you for the great template.

14. Justin Says:
    March 28th, 2008 at 8:24 am

    Thanks much – this came in very handy, I used it in Illustrator CS3.

15. Ashley Says:
    April 14th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    Omg I LOVE you soooo much, you just saved me a lot of time and ink….and money! Love you, love you, LOVE YOU!!!!!

16. Carlos Aguilar Says:
    April 15th, 2008 at 9:06 am

    Thank you very much for this template… It was very helpful working with CS3, Avery 5371 and a Color Laser Jet 2600

    

17. Jeff Says:
    April 17th, 2008 at 4:53 am

    Great post brother. Makes my life a littele easier right now. Good looking out!!

18. brian t. moore Says:
    April 18th, 2008 at 7:13 am

    thanks! just in time.

19. Dnia Says:
    April 26th, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    My Hero!

20. dave Says:
    May 14th, 2008 at 8:24 am

    thank you!!!!!

21. Lolaness Says:
    May 15th, 2008 at 9:12 am

    THANK YOU!!! I’ve been despairing, thinking I would have to work it out myself. I completely agree, too – if they want graphic designers to be able to use their products easily, they should have them available in at least one graphic format. You’re honestly a timeline-saver here.

22. Gerry Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    Hey,

    I am trying to make vertical biz cards so I am just rotating everything 90degress and i line em up with the template… for some reason, its perfectly lined up in the template but when printed its off… every time.. I don’t know what to do.. I have tried about 20 different templates that are supposedly good.

    Still nothing ever lines up.

23. Dale Says:
    August 11th, 2008 at 9:06 am

    Thanks so much!

24. Ryan Says:
    September 15th, 2008 at 12:06 pm

    @Lolaness -

    Glad we could help!

25. dana Says:
    September 16th, 2008 at 9:54 am

    hey! I am trying to access the template and having no luck. Help!

26. Ryan Says:
    September 16th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    @dana -

    Seems okay to me. Make sure to do a right click on it and select “Save File As”.

27. mike r Says:
    September 30th, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    i guess this is not for mac … right?

28. Ryan Says:
    September 30th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

    @mike r -

    It should work just fine with Mac OSX. Safari saves it as an avery-8871.ai.ps file for some reason. If you just rename it back to avery-8871.ai it works fine. Or you can use FireFox.

29. E Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 10:57 am

    Same problem as Mike R…I can’t download the bloody template from avery or the link on this page( working with Mac OSX). Correction…I can download it but it doesn’t open properly. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

30. E Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 11:00 am

    Good goodness! I used Safari instead of Firefox and it worked! Abra cadabra!
    well, hopes this helps somebody else in the future!
    Thanks

31. pimento Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    thank you very much!

32. Ryan Says:
    October 4th, 2008 at 6:45 am

    @pimento -

    I’ve added a compressed version (.zip) if anyone has the problems again.

    Ryan

33. taliana Says:
    October 8th, 2008 at 10:26 pm

    amazing! thank you SO much!!!
    xo
    talia

34. Ryan Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 7:27 am

    @taliana -

    It’s good to hear that everyone is finding this useful!

35. Shaz Says:
    November 4th, 2008 at 11:14 am

    Amazing!! you are a life saver!!!! i wasted about 10 pages trying to find the perfect fit…you are THE man!!

36. Cindy Albanese Says:
    November 12th, 2008 at 8:00 am

    I am just wondering if you have to print this from Illustrator. I tried to convert it to pdf and print it and the cards were off.

    Thanks.

37. Ryan Says:
    November 19th, 2008 at 9:58 am

    It’s good to hear everyone is finding this useful.

    I wanted to inform everyone that I’ve posted an update to this file. I’ve increased the transparency quality settings for this file as well as made specific versions for Adobe Illustrator C3, CS2, and CS.

    Enjoy!

38. Anne Says:
    November 20th, 2008 at 8:28 am

    THANK YOU!!
    spinning wheel of death = every avery template

39. Ed Burnhsm Says:
    December 2nd, 2008 at 6:33 am

    Thank you so much. Avery doesn’t even provide the correct template for the cards I have. Avery sucks, you rule.

    Also, what’s the best way to populate the 10-up when you have 1 created exactly how you like? My solution is copy/paste and realign by eye. I know that can’t be the best way. =D

40. Christopher Howard Says:
    December 27th, 2008 at 5:41 pm

    Thank you Ryan, I spent about 4 hours trying to export into word,as a jpg, pdf, you name it. Then I downloaded avery’s design pro which wants you to design a card in there program. Everything failing until i found you. Thanks.

41. Jeff Says:
    January 15th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    OK… Guess I’m just clueless. I downloaded it but where do I save it or how do I use it?

    Using XP Pro and Word.

42. Diego Says:
    January 15th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Hey I really want to thank you for this template…It took me so looong to find one…thanx

43. Cara Says:
    January 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    Thank you! I was about to download the word doc from Avery and thought…screw this…there has to be some designer out there who’s made an illustrator template…and I was right! Thanks so much!!

44. Teresa Says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Do you have a template for name badges and tent cards too? So far the processes is beyond painful and it sounds like you may have a solution.
    Thanks.

45. Kathy Says:
    February 11th, 2009 at 8:13 am

    Wow. You rock. thanks!

46. Mike Says:
    February 19th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    You just saved me a bunch of time. Thanks!

47. meki Says:
    February 20th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Thanks for sharing this!! It saved me a lot of time and made the designing so much easier!

48. miriam Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Thanks for making this. I’ve been searching all around and Avery supports only Word (an older site suggests they support Adobe software but the server does not serve!) and on the Adobe site I am finding only templates for PCs. This is great. I believe it also works for Avery template 5877, which isn’t on your list.

49. Michelle Says:
    April 16th, 2009 at 11:14 pm

    Thank you for making these templates available; the Avery web site claims to offer downloadable templates in .ai format now, but when I tried to access one it asked me for my name and email address. Then the download link was broken to boot. (Good thing I gave them a fake name and email address, huh?)

    Shame on you, Avery…

50. Mitchell Says:
    April 19th, 2009 at 2:01 am

    Good God, Man!
    If all the talent in the Avery labs couldn’t compare to one man’s work… This saved me more time than could be compared. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.

51. Ryan Says:
    April 19th, 2009 at 7:48 am

    Glad to hear that everyone is find such a great use out of the template! Hard to believe that I posted these templates almost 2 years ago and Avery still hasn’t posted any on there site.

52. Dani Says:
    May 13th, 2009 at 9:57 am

    Thanks for the template!!

53. Eric Wentworth Says:
    June 2nd, 2009 at 2:53 am

    Bless you, sir! You just saved me a big headache!

54. Vivian Says:
    June 5th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    THANK YOU!!!!

55. Melissa Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 8:51 am

    Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

56. alex Says:
    June 12th, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    Many thanx for your wonderful creation!
    Blessings

57. christophertod.com Says:
    June 14th, 2009 at 12:23 am

    Hero * champion: someone who fights for a cause

    you are.

58. Nick Says:
    June 19th, 2009 at 6:55 pm

    Just FYI, I was not able to download template with Firefox, was able to download with Internet Explorer. Thanks man

59. sameevee Says:
    June 23rd, 2009 at 10:10 am

    You are the man!! Thanks!!!

60. Jeff Says:
    July 4th, 2009 at 4:43 am

    Thank you! You were the first link in a Google search and, live the others above, you helped me to solve a problem quickly.

61. ChipWilson Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 3:19 am

    I wrestled with the Avery Word template for HOURS before finding yours — Thank You!

62. Gina Says:
    July 16th, 2009 at 5:35 am

    Heads up, this doesn’t work with Avery template #3612 The layout is a bit different.

63. Jason Says:
    August 4th, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Thank you for the excellent work!

    Jason

64. vince Says:
    August 10th, 2009 at 7:53 am

    Template works perfectly. Thank you.

65. Claire Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Thanks so much. It is a wonder why Avery doesn’t provide these!

66. JConda Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Thank you so much for your work on this. Excellent find!

67. Rex Says:
    September 26th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    Thank you so much for these!!! A HUGE time saver for me! I really appreciate it!

68. James Says:
    October 17th, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    Just a thank you to pile on the hill of other!

69. James Says:
    October 17th, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    Just a thank you to pile on the hill of others!

70. Smavitz Says:
    October 25th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Thanks! This will help tons!

71. Darran Says:
    November 4th, 2009 at 12:17 am

    Yet another thank you.. This is awesome, well done.

72. sunni Says:
    January 12th, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Is there one for CS4?

73. Ryan Says:
    January 12th, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    No CS4, I don’t have CS4, but you should be able to open the CS3 version without any troubles.

74. atomrow Says:
    March 6th, 2010 at 11:40 am

    MANY MANY THANKS!!!!

75. Gourmet Food Says:
    March 10th, 2010 at 5:32 am

    thanks for that

76. Fabienne null Christenson Says:
    June 13th, 2010 at 6:33 am

    THANK YOU! I was on a very tight deadline and inDesign was really fouling up on me. I had to try to make up a group of business card sized presentations in Illustrator. Your template worked! Thank you so much. I really appreciate your work.

77. Dominic Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    Hey Man

    Great templates but I have the same problem as Gerry. The cards line up perfectly on screen but when I print them they are shifted and don’t line up with the perforations. Any ideas on what’s causing this and how to correct it? I’ve tried 3 different templates and still experience the same problem.

78. Matt Says:
    August 2nd, 2010 at 10:52 am

    Great post! Seeing as a lot of people are finding this useful I’ll check it out and give the templates a try.

79. Truman Says:
    August 3rd, 2010 at 12:08 am

    MANNNNN!!!!!!!!! This really is a great template!!!!!!!!!

80. Truman Says:
    August 3rd, 2010 at 12:11 am

    MANNNNN!!!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!

81. Christine Says:
    August 27th, 2010 at 9:05 am

    WHAT a lifesaver!!! Thank you for this template!

82. Sean Kilroy Says:
    September 21st, 2010 at 6:09 am

    Thank you so much. This thing is exactly what the doctor ordered. You just saved me an unbelievable amount of time today. I just wish there were some way I could repay the favor!

83. Rebecca Says:
    October 6th, 2010 at 11:00 am

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! You are the best!!!!

84. Kale Says:
    October 13th, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    Thank you so much. It saved me a ton of time.

85. Rachael Says:
    November 30th, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    I would like to add my gratitude and thanks to everyone elses.This was so difficult without your great template. What in the world is wrong with AVERY ??? Maybe they own stock in hair replacement companies because they cause so many people to rip out their hair. I was wondering whether you print in RGB or CYMK?

86. Dave Says:
    January 11th, 2011 at 7:30 am

    You are the coolest bestest person ever!!!! thanks!

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88. Korey Says:
    May 1st, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    Just wanted to say thanks for the template!
    Avery is insane for not having anything in PSD or AI format.
    Good thing there are sane designers like you out there to help the masses.
    Cheers!

89. World Label Says:
    July 24th, 2011 at 5:59 am

    A tutorial on how you use them would be great.

90. Heather Baerman Says:
    July 31st, 2011 at 3:20 am

    “depository”

91. Cory Etzkorn Says:
    November 27th, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Thanks so much! You saved me from the evil that is Microsoft Word!

92. Bryan M Says:
    January 11th, 2012 at 1:26 am

    Hi, I just wanted to thank you for making these templates. I had to bump it down just a few pixels but that’s probably my printers fault. You saved me a ton of time measuring though, thanks!

93. Stuart Says:
    January 25th, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Thanks! Tired of wrestling with Word.

94. Marcy Says:
    January 30th, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Thank you!!!!!!!!
    you’ve saved me so much time.
    you’d think the manufacturer would provide this!!

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