What is Bleed?
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Bleed is an extra space around the outside of your product that’ll be cut off during production. The crop marks on your digital proof are indicators of where the machine needs to cut. The machine, however, cannot always cut 100% accurately meaning there’s a chance of a minor difference. This is why bleed is so important!
How do I ensure correct bleed and margins?
Here, with the aid of an illustration below, you can see how to add bleed to your file and what you should take into consideration so that your file is trimmed correctly. We recommend using our artwork templates to achieve the best result!
Format size to be submitted:
Let the background and all of the images continue to this edge. We ask this to make sure your print can be cut neatly without a white edge.
Finished size: This represents where your print will be cut.
Safe zone:
The safe zone shows the distance recommended between the text and the cutting line in your design. This margin varies by product and can be found by checking the artwork templates for the product. If there’s a small deviation in the cut, all the important elements (such as text) won’t be cut off.
Quick reminder
When trimming your prints, small deviations in cutting size are possible. With 95% of all cut print work the deviation is less than 0.5mm but it’s wise to take a cutting tolerance of 2mm into account.
