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What is bleed in printing?
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What is bleed in printing?
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Gentry has over 15 years of experience leading in-house agency teams where he has interviewed and hired numerous candidates for design, photography, and video production.
The interviewer is trying to gain an understanding of your technical understanding of designing for print.
Gentry has over 15 years of experience leading in-house agency teams where he has interviewed and hired numerous candidates for design, photography, and video production.
You goal is to show the interviewer that you understand what bleed is and why it is important relative to designing for print.
Gentry has over 15 years of experience leading in-house agency teams where he has interviewed and hired numerous candidates for design, photography, and video production.
Bleed typically refers to an extra 1/8 of an inch beyond the trim line of a design/photo/color. Bleed is used to in printing to ensure that the design/photo/color goes to the full edge of a printed page, card or brochure. It is important to know if you'll need to allow for bleed up front to avoid issues with printing.
Gentry has over 15 years of experience leading in-house agency teams where he has interviewed and hired numerous candidates for design, photography, and video production.
Bleed is a technical specification used in printing that allows for a graphic to overlap print trim lines. This is used to completely fill a page, card or brochure cover with the design, color or a photo. I always work to understand what my client wants the final deliverable to look like when it is printed. Knowing this upfront can save time and money.
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