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This shows the crop marks before trimming |
This is after trimming |
Printers use cropmarks (short black lines) to indicate where the printed sheet is
to be trimmed.
These marks are placed outside of the trim area, and will be cut
off when the printed piece is trimmed to its finished size.
In the above example
the edges of the paper are represented by blue lines.
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This artwork does not have a bleed. |
This artwork has a bleed. |
A bleed refers to printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet after trimming.
The printed sheet is trimmed after printing to ensure the ink runs fully to the
edge and does not stop short of it (leaving a white line).
A bleed is generally 1/8" from where the cut is to be made.
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This artwork does not have a text safe margin. |
This artwork has a text-safe margin. |
A text safe margin of a minimum 1/8" is necessary to be sure your text
(or graphics) are not cut off unintentionally.
While we keep our tolerances as tight as possible, during the separate printing
and cutting processes, shift of up to 1/8" are possible.
We typically recommend a 1/4" text safe margin to ensure the best
results. Business cards in particular must have the minimum 1/8" text safe margin.
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