Art Guidelines

Setting Up Artwork for Print with Bleeds

“Bleed” is the area of a printed piece that extends beyond the trim line (usually 1/8-inch), and is trimmed off in post-production (bindery). This is typical for pieces produced on standard commercial printing presses.

Example of bleed/trim (commercial printing) >

For badges, however, the printing process is different, and the standard rules concerning bleeds differ accordingly. On a badge press, artwork is set up 2 or more across the drum with no bleed between badges. After printing, the badges are cut apart.

Badges shown cut into individual rolls >

When setting up art for badge printing, bleed is not needed. Artwork should end at the trim line, depending on the artwork (see below).

Examples:

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