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A to A Studio Solutions has made a commitment to clients that allows them to expand the parameters of projects and products they could handle. One of the areas in which clients will benefit is that of plastic card design, production and consultation. We work with clients to develop a card that will achieve top-of-the-wallet position.

Many of our clients are issuing banks who have been asked for RFP’s. We provide prototypes printed on plastic, that are so accurate, we have been requested not to emboss account numbers or names on our cards, lest they be mistaken for the real cards. The cards are created for various banks, such as ING DIrect, Bank of America, Citibank and Barclays; and for all the major associations: American Express, MasterCard, Visa and Discover.

These prototypes are printed on transparent, translucent, or opaque PVC, front and back, in as many as colors per side as required, and also include a realistic holographic security inset. Focus groups have accepted our models as actual cards, not merely prototypes.

When final production is required, we work directly with plastics manufacturers to create custom colored PVC cores where required, magnetic stripe vendors to create unique multi-colored and holographic stripes and card printers to produce multi-core plastics that set our clients apart in the card marketplace.

Additionally, we provide clients and their printers a complete set of printer’s notes with our supplied files to be used as a guide in the printing process, thus assuring additional color accuracy.

On-Press supervision and consulting is another service offered by A to A. When critical color decisions are necessary to maintain the integrity of the approved designs, A to A can come in and help you work on press with card manufacturers and has the experience to achieve your desired results.