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Guest Paper Badge Printing Trade-Offs

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Color Black & White
  • Looks nicer overall, more polished presentation and site specific control over printed graphics
  • Looks low budget but can be used with preprinted color badges to achieve a polished presentation
  • Guest photos are discernable and look better
  • Guest photos are difficult to discern and not always appreciated by guests
  • More opportunity for branding
  • Pseudo-grayscale palette
  • More expensive printers and supplies
  • Less expensive printers and supplies
  • Slower printing – 7s
  • Fast printing – 1s

Recommend:  Color

Fan Fold Roll
  • Badges are straight out of the printer making it easier while scanning or inserting badges into barcode readers
  • Badges curl out of the printer making it more difficult while scanning or inserting badges into barcode readers
  • More expensive
  • Less expensive

Recommend:  Fan Fold

Two Ply One Ply
  • Able to print on the back of the badge –barcodes or life safety information
  • No opportunity to print on the back of the badge - barcodes or life safety information
  • Single barcode assemblies can be used if printing on both sides of the badge still resulting in a fool proof user experience
  • Requires more expensive dual barcode assemblies for in and out readers to make the user experience fool proof
  • Stiffer badge remains straight and is easier to scan or insert
  • More flimsy, bends easier, more difficult to keep straight while inserting or scanning
  • More expensive
  • Less expensive

Recommend:  Two Ply

 

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