diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9579b1b..b6a6d9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ Create a `Cardfile` in your working directory. It should look something like thi
   # prepend this PDF to the outputted PDF (useful for game rules)
   # c.prepend_pdf = "rules.pdf"
 
+  # the cards are landscape, so rotate them counterclockwise
+  # after rendering in Inkscape
+  # c.orientation = :landscape
+
   c.data_source = "data.ods"
 end
 ```
diff --git a/bin/svggvs b/bin/svggvs
index a23cd90..81d2ae6 100755
--- a/bin/svggvs
+++ b/bin/svggvs
@@ -74,10 +74,24 @@ MSG
       ensure_tmp
 
       @exported_pngs = Parallel.map(context.individual_files.each_with_index) do |svg_file, index|
-        target = Pathname(context.session.png_files_path % index)
+        target = Pathname(session.png_files_path % index)
         target.parent.mkpath
 
-        system %{inkscape --export-area-page --export-png "#{target.expand_path}" --export-width #{context.session.png_export_width} --export-background="#ffffffff" "#{svg_file.expand_path}"}
+        command = %{inkscape --export-area-page --export-png "#{target.expand_path}"  --export-background="#ffffffff" }
+
+        case session.orientation
+        when :portrait
+          command += %{--export-width #{session.png_export_width}}
+        when :landscape
+          command += %{--export-height #{session.png_export_width}}
+        end
+        command += %{ "#{svg_file.expand_path}"}
+
+        system command
+
+        if session.orientation == :landscape
+          system %{convert -verbose "#{target.expand_path}" -rotate 270 "#{target.expand_path}"}
+        end
 
         target
       end
@@ -156,6 +170,10 @@ MSG
       def write_svgs
         context.write_individual_files
       end
+
+      def session
+        context.session
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/svggvs/session.rb b/lib/svggvs/session.rb
index 8d91570..ecb25d1 100644
--- a/lib/svggvs/session.rb
+++ b/lib/svggvs/session.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ module SVGGVS
     attr_accessor :svg_source, :svg_merged_target, :individual_files_path, :on_card_finished
     attr_accessor :png_files_path, :png_export_width, :pdf_card_size, :pdf_dpi
     attr_accessor :pdf_target, :card_back, :card_size, :target, :post_read_data
-    attr_accessor :card_sheet_identifier, :prepend_pdf
+    attr_accessor :card_sheet_identifier, :prepend_pdf, :orientation
 
     def initialize
       @index = 0
       @card_sheet_identifier = "Card Data"
+      @orientation = :portrait
     end
 
     def configure
diff --git a/skel/Cardfile b/skel/Cardfile
index fcf975f..98ef317 100644
--- a/skel/Cardfile
+++ b/skel/Cardfile
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
   # prepend this PDF to the outputted PDF (useful for game rules)
   # c.prepend_pdf = "rules.pdf"
 
+  # the cards are landscape, so rotate them counterclockwise
+  # after rendering in Inkscape
+  # c.orientation = :landscape
+
   c.data_source = "data.ods"
 end