{"id":5421,"date":"2018-02-05T08:07:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T08:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2021-12-21T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:42:07","slug":"template-tutorial-how-to-use-our-print-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/template-tutorial-how-to-use-our-print-templates\/","title":{"rendered":"Template Tutorial \u2013 How to Use Our Print Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most important part about following a design template is receiving your \u201cBLT.\u201d Sorry, there&#8217;s no yummy goodness on this BLT; it&#8217;s just Bleed, Live, and Trim. These are the three distinct measurements that are very important to ensure your printed piece will turn out as intended when using our print templates.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Bleed:<\/h2>\n<p>Bleed is the area that extends past the edge of the card. When the card isn\u2019t cut perfectly on the line, you don\u2019t want the edge of your card to appear white. Therefore, when your design \u201cbleeds\u201d off the edge of the page, the background of your card will always appear seamless.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Live:<\/h2>\n<p>Live is also known as your safe zone. All text and great visuals need to stay inside of this line. Again, just in case of a slight shift when cutting, you don\u2019t want anything meaningful to get cut off.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Trim:<\/h2>\n<p>Also known as a cut line, this is where the printer aims to cut the card down to size.<\/p>\n<p>The template that I have shown above also shows the rounded corners. This is important because your BLT will change a bit once those corners are trimmed off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s important to note that every printer does things a bit differently. Everyone prefers their bleed and live space to be in slightly different places. So make sure you check with your printer prior to submitting artwork. Also, make sure that ALL guidelines are removed when saving your final files. No one needs to see those lines except for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5429 size-full\" title=\"Free Brochure Print Templates\" src=\"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/brochure-templates.jpg\" alt=\"Use our free print templates to ensure you print product is accurate.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/brochure-templates.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/brochure-templates-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/brochure-templates-768x194.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Business Cards Template Tutorial\u00a0Video:<\/h2>\n<p>This video tutorial will help you by making sure you start with the correct dimensions including bleed and the proper CMYK color mode.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYc0xYRnH2c\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"\/brochures-and-flyers\">Printing a brochure<\/a> or a piece that folds? This can be really tricky! You would think that for a tri-fold brochure you would just equally divide your page into three columns. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, you have to account for how the pieces fold into each other. Also, did you know that the inside folds are the opposite of the outside folds? You <em>could<\/em> sit and figure out all of the math\u2026 or just download the template. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019ve been a graphic designer for more years than I will admit, and I still download the template every single time. It\u2019s just not worth having your piece, that you worked so hard on, fold wrong. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"\/resources\/templates\">We offer free templates<\/a> in .eps and .jpg format for every item we print. Simply find your product, find your size, and then find your template!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And if you have questions, don\u2019t hesitate to ask. We are here for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Need help with a custom design? We&#8217;ve got you covered!<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9444 size-full\" title=\"Primoprint Template Tutorial\" src=\"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-use-our-templates.jpg\" alt=\"Learn how to use our print tutorials and the importance of bleed, live, and trim.\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most important part about following a design template is receiving your \u201cBLT.\u201d Sorry, there&#8217;s no yummy goodness on this BLT; it&#8217;s just Bleed, Live, and Trim. These are the three distinct measurements that are very important to ensure your printed piece will turn out as intended when using our print templates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[143],"class_list":["post-5421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-print-tutorials","tag-print-tutorials"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5421"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15671,"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421\/revisions\/15671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primoprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}