Bleed Artwork

If your artwork is going to print right to the edge of the page, you need to extend it past the page boundary by at least .125”. The extended artwork is described as bleed and will be cut off when the work is finished. Bleed serves an important purpose. Your artwork is printed and finished on large mechanical devices with some tolerable variances. The image may bounce or move a bit from sheet to sheet. Your job will also be cut on a large hydraulic guillotine cutter. As hard as we might try, it is impossible to stack the sheets exactly on top of each other to make the cut. The extended image insures that no white space will appear when the work is trimmed and finished.

 

Live Area

Please be sure to keep any text or graphics that must not be cut off, to .125” from the edge of the sheet. The .125” safety zone may be trimmed off when cutting. Your artwork is printed and finished on large mechanical devices with some tolerable variances.The image may bounce or move a bit from sheet to sheet. Your job will also be cut on a large hydraulic guillotine cutter. As hard as we might try, it is impossible to jog the sheets exactly on top of each other to make the cut. Keeping important images and graphics in the safety zone insures that nothing will get in the way of your message.

 

 

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