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ID Solutions ID Card Builder - Basic and Advanced Tabs
ID Card Builder
Start with an artwork check, then move into the basic step-by-step ID card builder. Advanced options are kept separate so the main builder stays simple.
Start Here - Artwork Check
This artwork and layout tool is only a guide. It helps the customer show us a layout they like, but it is not final artwork. We still need to check everything and can send back a proof for approval if they wish to go ahead.
Background Check lets you prepare a card background and download a reduced JPG for later if required. Photo Check lets you crop a photo to the correct shape, reduce it, and add it straight into the Basic Builder. The logo checker is there to help you see whether a logo looks clean before you continue.
Background Check
1. Choose card orientation
Upload a background image, then move and zoom it while the dotted card outline stays fixed. This helps check whether the artwork has the right proportions before building the card.
2. Upload background image
No background image uploaded yet.
3. Crop when ready
The crop uses only what appears inside the dotted card outline. Download the reduced JPG and keep it for later if required. Portrait output is 638 x 1013 px. Landscape output is 1013 x 638 px. The file is automatically compressed to help keep it under about 2 MB.
Logo check
Light card preview
Dark card preview
A good logo should look sharp and have little empty space around it.
If the background or logo still looks wrong here, it is usually better to fix it outside the builder first, then upload the cleaned-up artwork.
Background crop preview
Upload a background image.
Move and zoom the image while the dotted card outline stays fixed.
Output: 638 x 1013 pxNo artwork loaded
Cropped output preview
Click “Preview cropped background” to check the final cropped image.
Photo Check
1. Upload photo
The dotted box keeps a fixed 300 x 375 photo ratio with square corners. Move and zoom the image until it looks right, then preview it or add it to the Basic Builder.
2. Adjust photo
No photo uploaded yet.
3. Use when ready
The photo crop uses only what appears inside the dotted box. Output is 300 x 375 px and it is automatically reduced to a small JPG. If you want a round photo later, choose the round option in the Basic Builder after adding the prepared photo.
If the photo still looks poor here, it is usually better to replace or edit it outside the builder first.
Photo crop preview
Upload a photo.
Move and zoom the image while the dotted photo outline stays fixed.
Output: 300 x 375 pxNo artwork loaded
Cropped output preview
Click “Preview cropped photo” to check the final cropped photo.
Builder Steps
1Choose Layout
Pick portrait or landscape. Landscape is the same card proportion, rotated.
2Add Logo
Upload the logo, then move and resize it on the card.
3Add Photo
Upload a photo and choose rectangle or round shape.
4Text Fields
Edit first name, last name, title, and one extra field.
Later advanced options:
Rear side, QR code, barcode, signature panel, magnetic stripe, RFID, and production proof notes.
Use Start Here to check artwork first. Backgrounds can be downloaded for later. Prepared photos can be added straight into the Basic Builder.
Step 1 - Choose Layout
Choose a portrait or landscape starting layout. Start Here is there to help check artwork before building the card.
Portrait Card
Good for standard staff ID cards with a strong photo area and simple text layout.
Landscape Card
The same card size turned sideways. Useful when the name needs to read clearly from a distance.
The master card ratio is 638 x 1013 px. Landscape uses 1013 x 638 px, so it is exactly the portrait card rotated.
Logo Upload
You can also drag the logo on the card. Use the small round handle to resize it.
Photo Upload
Drag the photo box on the card to move it. The bottom-right resize handle keeps the selected photo shape locked. Rectangle stays at 300 x 375 proportions with square corners. Round stays as a true circle. For round photos, zoom starts at 1.0 so the circle stays filled. Use zoom first, then crop X/Y to line the face up inside the circle.
Basic Text Fields
Canvas text + drag test: this version draws the live preview text on a canvas layer, so Zeald should not be able to override the font size or colour. Edit the basic text that appears on the front of the card. Each field can be dragged on the preview, resized by width, aligned, set to regular, bold, or italic, coloured using 8 simple dot choices in a 4 by 2 layout, or removed from the layout.
First Name
Last Name
Title
Field 4
Live Card Preview
The preview uses the same portrait ratio and simply rotates the proportions for landscape.
ID Solutions - Basic ID Card Template Guide
We supply photo ID cards, ID card printers, lanyards, wristbands, name badges, card accessories and event identification products throughout New Zealand. This PDF is a simple customer layout guide and is subject to final artwork and production checks.
Portrait
LOGO
Move photo
PHOTO
Hayley
Young
Registry Manager
Staff ID: 12345
Current layout: portrait card, 638 x 1013 px. Use Step 2 for logo and Step 3 for photo.
Send My Design
Complete the required details below, then send the customer layout guide to ID Solutions. This is not final print-ready artwork. We will still check the design, image quality, sizing, and production details.
Required fields: customer name, email address, and deadline date. The final card proof and layout data will be sent to the Website Uploads folder.
Advanced Options
This area is intentionally separate from the Basic Builder. The basic builder stays clean for normal photo ID card layouts. Advanced tools can be added here later for jobs that need extra production detail.
Rear sideBuild a second side for return instructions, emergency notes, cardholder rules, or organisation details.
QR code or barcodeAdd scannable information, either static or later linked to customer data fields.
Signature panelShow where a signature panel may sit on the card and add notes for production.
Magnetic stripeRecord whether the job may need HiCo/LoCo magnetic stripe encoding or a special enquiry.
RFID / smart card notesFlag special RFID card planning, including print-safe zones and production advice.
Artwork and proofingAdd more colour options, extra fonts, proof notes, and production checks.
My recommendation: keep this Advanced Options tab visible as a future pathway. Start Here helps with artwork checking, while the Basic Builder stays simple and the more technical items still stay separate.