.folio - Founding Card Mockup V3

v3.1 finish update (2026-06-17): (1) Foil DROPPED → replaced with metallic ink (gold on Founding 100, silver on Founding Member) on the tier wordmark text ONLY. (2) Spot UV on the front .folio logo (definite, all SKUs); the back-QR spot UV is OPTIONAL — quoting both ways (1 UV mask = front only, vs 2 = add back). Base case = UV front only; back gets the gradient QR printed on a gloss-or-matte-black laminate without spot-UV. (3) .folio Card Standard is now gloss too (gradient + front-logo UV; back-QR UV optional like the others), no longer flat. (4) UV and metallic never overlap (UV on the .folio logo and, if the back option is taken, the QR; metallic on the tier wordmark). (5) NFC chips left UNLOCKED (security is the revocable server-side /rkey link). Carried over from v3: 3 SKUs, dual-orientation (landscape front + portrait back), single shared back artwork, only front body color + tier wordmark differ between SKUs.

3 SKUs · all CR80 (landscape physical, portrait back artwork) · all GLOSS (gradient + spot-UV on the front .folio logo; back-QR UV optional) · Founding 100 (100 units, black, gold metallic-ink wordmark) · Founding Member (400 units, indigo, silver metallic-ink wordmark) · .folio Card stock (~75-unit post-Founding buffer, charcoal, no metallic). Production target ~575 cards Phase 1. Phasing: launch Founding 100 first (20-pc sample → 100 run), then Founding Member, then Standard — each its own 20-pc sample.

Physical card: CR80 standard 85.6 × 53.98mm landscape ratio. Front art: landscape orientation. Back art: rotated 90° to portrait orientation - cardholder turns the card to read the back. Both faces print on the same physical card via standard front-back press setup; orientation is purely an artwork decision, not a production complication.

Step 1: 1-2 sample card(s) per SKU via Custom Small Batch (CA, ~1wk lead, <500pcs). Step 2: full run via factory order (100+pcs, 3+wk lead) once sample scan-test passes >95% across iPhone XR/14/15 + Pixel 6 + Galaxy S10.

30mil PVC, CR80 85.6 × 53.98 mm · matte laminate · rounded corners (3.18mm radius) · landscape orientation, all 3 SKUs

NTAG215 (504 bytes user memory) · embedded · leave UNLOCKED — do NOT set the lock-bit (security is the revocable server-side /rkey link; unlocked keeps re-encode flexibility) · samples AND production both unlocked · unique URL per card via VDP (vendor fulfillment pipeline)

4-color CMYK both sides · 300 DPI · 3mm bleed · 5mm safe zone · sRGB → CMYK conversion · vector artwork supplied as SVG (3 unique landscape fronts + 1 shared portrait back) + per-card unique QR SVG via manifest

Custom FolioMesh "Pill V + Teardrop" pattern (Square 8) · vertical capsule pills + tapered teardrop diagonals · rounded-square finder eyes (border + inner eye) · orange→amber→gold gradient pills on #0a0807 bg + white finder eyes + light .folio corner badge · QR canvas matches body color so the gradient pills float seamlessly on the card · pre-flight scan-test gate required: >95% scan rate across iPhone XR/14/15 + Pixel 6 + Galaxy S10 in 6 lighting × 3 angles before full run

Bullnose pocket carved into bottom-right of QR · B4 quarter-circle (kappa=0.5523) · near-black pocket (#0a0807) + light "folio" + orange dot on all 3 SKU backs (unified) · production needs post-render module-skip so the pocket cuts the QR matrix cleanly (no chopped-bead artifacts)

100 units · front: pure black #0d0a08 body + gradient .folio logo with raised spot-UV gloss + “FOUNDING 100” tier wordmark in metallic GOLD ink · back: unified portrait dark gradient QR on gloss/matte-black laminate · back-QR spot-UV is OPTIONAL (quote both ways; if added, masks shapes + eye border + inner eye + .folio badge, rest matte) · UV and metallic never overlap

400 units · front: cool dark indigo gradient #161426 → #221d35 + indigo glow + gradient .folio logo with raised spot-UV gloss + “FOUNDING MEMBER” tier wordmark in metallic SILVER ink · back: unified portrait dark gradient QR on gloss/matte-black laminate · back-QR spot-UV is OPTIONAL (same masking as Founding 100 if added) · UV and metallic never overlap

~75-unit post-Founding buffer · front: charcoal graphite #262626 + gradient .folio logo with raised spot-UV gloss (NO metallic wordmark) · back: unified portrait dark gradient QR on gloss/matte-black laminate · back-QR spot-UV is OPTIONAL (same as the Founding tiers) · no metallic (the metallic ink is the only per-SKU finish it skips)

Spot UV on the front .folio logo is definite (all SKUs, shared mask, identical position). Back-QR spot UV is OPTIONAL — please quote BOTH ways so we can decide: (A) UV front logo only = 1 UV mask; (B) add back-QR UV = 2 UV masks. Give the setup delta + any per-pc difference between A and B. Metallic ink is the only per-SKU finish: Founding 100 = metallic GOLD wordmark; Founding Member = metallic SILVER wordmark; .folio Card stock = NONE. Foil is dropped entirely (metallic ink replaces it). UV and metallic never overlap. Setup: 2 layout templates (down from the original 4) + UV mask(s) per option A/B + metallic per Founding tier are the only setup lines; all one-time/shared except the metallic color.

Spot UV varnish applied to specific element geometries only, NOT a full-canvas overlay. Front (definite): the .folio logo (dot + wordmark). Back (OPTIONAL — quote both ways): (a) FolioMesh shapes - every gradient pill + teardrop connector + lone bead. (b) Finder-eye outer border + inner eye - all three corners. (c) .folio corner badge - pocket fill + wordmark text. The matte body canvas between elements stays uncoated. Result: the gradient graphics catch directional light against a matte field. The metallic-ink tier wordmark is NOT under UV (kept separate to avoid registration drift over metallic). Note: leaving the back QR free of spot UV also maximizes scan reliability — part of why it's an option, not a default.

QR is unique-image-per-card (rasterized in print pipeline, no VDP printed-text upcharge expected) · v3.1 efficiency: SAME back artwork + SAME two UV masks (front logo + back QR) across all 3 SKUs - only the front body color + tier wordmark change between SKUs, and the only per-SKU finish plate is the metallic ink (gold on Founding 100 ↔ silver on Founding Member; Standard has none).

Black: #0d0a08 · near-black (body/back): #0a0807 · graphite: #262626
Gold: #d4a574 · bright: #f0c674 · deep: #b8853a
Silver: #c8c8cc · bright: #f2f2f4 · deep: #8a8a8e
Cool dark gradient: #161426 → #221d35 · indigo glow: #5b3aa8
Brand orange: #ff9f0a · amber: #ff9f0a → #ffba00 → #ffd400

All 3 SKUs: orange→amber→gold gradient FolioMesh pills on #0a0807 bg + white finder eyes + light .folio corner badge. Spot UV doesn't change color values - only adds gloss-on-matte contrast - so QR scan reliability is unaffected. Gradient pill colors hit ISO/IEC 18004 contrast ratio against the dark bg with margin.

100 Founding 100 print identical · 400 Founding Member print identical · ~75 .folio Card stock print identical. Per-card differentiation is NFC URL + QR image only (no per-card name / serial).

Official NFC Forum N-Mark · boxed variant w/ ™ symbol · white on dark surface (N-Mark_box_white_TM) used on all 3 fronts AND on the unified portrait back · vector EPS supplied to print vendor · Drupefruit LLC holds active NFC Forum License Agreement (signed May 2026)

Front (landscape): bottom-right corner, all 3 SKUs · Back (portrait): centered at bottom, paired with iPhone XR+ · Android 10+ device-compat line · clear-space = 1/2 mark width on all sides · mark height ~7mm at print scale (above 6mm minimum) · placement aligned with chip+antenna position (TBC w/ vendor)

Per NFC Forum License § 4(a-b) · TM symbol on first/most prominent use (built into asset) · attribution text on card sleeve insert: "The N-Mark is a trademark or registered trademark of NFC Forum, Inc. in the United States and in other countries."

Not finalized - asking the vendor what's available. What stock packaging do you offer, and can you produce a premium presentation box for the Founding 100 and Founding Member tiers (special edition, metallic ink + spot UV)? A standard sleeve or carrier is fine for .folio Card stock. One hard requirement on every SKU: an N-Mark attribution insert per NFC Forum license section 4(a). Please share your packaging options, custom-box capability, and minimums.