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If image goes to edge of paper, then
you must provide extra image that will be trimmed. This is
called "bleed".
If your image has a white border on all four sides, bleeds
are not required. Prepare your files at the exact dimensions
of the desired output. Add one eighth of an inch (.25")
to each dimension to allow for cutting. |
No, nobody has lost any blood. A "bleeding edge" or "bleed" in
printer-speak is an image such as a picture or graphic-design shape
that extends through the margin to the paper edge area that is cut
during trimming to final page size. Bleeds offer print designers additional
ways to create interest, make the "look" more dramatic, and
emphasize specific page elements.
Your printer needs to know if the image to "bleed" is particularly
dense (a lot of ink) so the print run can be planned accordingly. Pages
with "bleeds" in the design must be printed on paper that
is larger than the final trimmed size of the pages, because the "bleed" must
extend into the trim area for best appearance after trimming.
A similar
layout design problem exists when an image must extend across two facing
pages that are not the center-spread of the print product. The image
will have to extend into the "gutter" margins of the two
facing pages, but will have to be placed carefully to avoid having
the unwanted gutter edge of the image show incorrectly on another page.
Wood Printing Service can help you get more design impact in your
printing products with bleeds in the design. Please contact
Wood Printing Service or call 217-429-2125
for more information.
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