When cutting many sheets at one time by machine, cuts may shift up to 1/8" of an inch. When borders are designed and printed too close to the cut line, it is very common for the final print product to look uneven. The closer the border is to the cut line, the greater the chance of the print product looking uneven.
Because of this, we recommend either you don't design with borders or that if you do, the borders should be at least 1/4" inside each cut line or 3/8" inside each bleed line.
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Good example: the border is at least 1/4" inside from the cut line or at least 3/8" inside from the bleed line
Here is what the file including the bleed looks like. This image also shows guidelines of where the bleed line, cut line, and safety lines are to show you where the border should be.
Here is what the file including the bleed should look like (without guidelines).
Here is what the print looks like.
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Good example: the border is at least 1/4" inside from the cut line or at least 3/8" inside from the bleed line
Here is what the file including the bleed looks like. This image also shows guidelines of where the bleed line, cut line, and safety lines are to show you where the border should be.
Here is what the file including the bleed should look like (without guidelines).
Here is what the print looks like.
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Bad example: border is less than 1/4" inside from the cut line or less than 3/8" inside from the bleed line
Here is what the file including the bleed looks like. This image also shows guidelines of where the bleed line, cut line, and safety lines are to show you where the border should be.
Here is what the file including the bleed should look like (without guidelines).
Here is what the print should look like, but because cuts may shift up to 1/8" of an inch when cutting many sheets at one time by machine, the final product usually doesn't have an even border like this.
Here is what the print usually looks like. When borders are designed and printed too close to the cut line, it is very common for the final print product to look uneven. The closer the border is to the cut line, the greater the chance of the print product looking uneven.
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Bad example: border is less than 1/4" inside from the cut line or less than 3/8" inside from the bleed line
Here is what the file including the bleed looks like. This image also shows guidelines of where the bleed line, cut line, and safety lines are to show you where the border should be.
Here is what the file including the bleed should look like (without guidelines).
Here is what the print should look like, but because cuts may shift up to 1/8" of an inch when cutting many sheets at one time by machine, the final product usually doesn't have an even border like this.
Here is what the print usually looks like. When borders are designed and printed too close to the cut line, it is very common for the final print product to look uneven. The closer the border is to the cut line, the greater the chance of the print product looking uneven.
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