Making Custom Badges

By 2016/02/18Key Cards

ID badges help to ensure security and maintain organization. Of course, these badges are also used for personal use. You could use them as souvenir for a birthday celebration, you could make use of badges for small, private groups and clubs, for a small production like the school play, or just for fun.

Making Custom Badges find plasticcardonline.com

1. Materials

– Premium quality specialty paper.
– satin cloth.
– Sticker badge.
– Can be purchased on bookstores.
– and card board.

There are many available kinds of paper to choose from in making your custom badges. If it would be horizontal or vertical, the shape of the ID would depend on your preference. The materials of the badge would depend on the design and how authentic you want the badge to look, if you are attempting to replicate a specific look.

– Transparent plastic cards.

– Laminated badge
– Dimension is 2 1/8 x 3 1/2.

2. Design.

Ask yourself or the members of your organization what information is to be placed on the custom badges. Make sure that you provide a space for the picture and signature if you require this information.

The design of your custom badges would depend on what the badge is for. Present the design with a sophisticated style if it the badge is going to be used in a formal occasion or organization. The color is your choice.

3. Scanning.

Make sure to collect them on a piece of paper at least standard letter size if you plan the custom badges to contain the signatures of the bearer. After obtaining the signatures, scan it into your computer and save it as a file type that retains the detail of the signature, such as a.jpg or better.

It is important for you to obtain all the data you need in completing your custom badge for you to scan it into your computer. All the images should be formatted in jpg for best pixel imagery. The standard size of picture on the identification badge is 1×1 or nothing smaller than a mail stamp.

4. Preparation.

Open software that allows you to edit your images (eg. Adobe Photoshop). If it does not match your design, you could adjust the shade of the picture.

– Unlock the background layer and fill it with white or your desired background image.
– Create text areas for all of the text required, using a desired font.
– Resize as necessary, and position where desired.
– Set up the dimensions of the canvas to those desired.
– Cut the picture from the file and paste it in a new layer above the background.
– Print on high quality paper.

5. Laminating.

The design of your custom badges would depend on what the badge is for.

Of course, these badges are also used for personal use. You could use them as souvenir for a birthday celebration, you could make use of badges for small, private groups and clubs, for a small production like the school play, or just for fun.

There are many available kinds of paper to choose from in making your custom badges. The materials of the badge would depend on the design and how authentic you want the badge to look, if you are attempting to replicate a specific look.

After printing the card, make sure to dry it for 20 minutes. Make sure to measure the card and the cover before starting lamination.