CrowdComms - Kiosk Badge Designer

To design a badge which can later be printed using our kiosk, you first need to log in to the CMS Dashboard.

On the left-hand menu, navigate to Kiosks, then on the secondary menu, click on the ‘Badge Designer’.

On this page, you will be presented with two badge designs:

1. Simple Eco Print – This design is ideal for events that are conscious of the environment, as it requires low ink consumption, resulting in quick printing duration.
   
2. Edge-to-Edge Background – A fresh and modern design offering a large space for a full image on the front and back of the badge.

To navigate between these two designs, click on the arrow as shown below, and to design the badge, click on the ‘Configure this badge’ button.

Please note that this badge will not be visible on the delegate's profile or the Event App. So if you are running a virtual event, and would like to use the virtual badge, click here to learn how to configure this. 

On the badge designer editor page, you will be able to see configurable sections on the left-hand side of the page. 

Depending on the section, you’ll be able to:

1. Select paper stock: Eco, Sticky, AUS Eco & US Eco
2. Be able to select whether or not you wish for the front design to be mirrored on to the back. 
3. Upload images which will appear on the header, QR code or the background of the badge. 
   
4. Set the colours of the background header and footer.
   
5. Add text on the footer to differentiate from one group to another.  
   
6. Adjust the image size, width, and height as well as the text alignment and size.
   
7. Options are whether to show or hide the QR code on the badge. 
   
8. Select from thousands of fonts available in the font library.
   

You can also personalise which of the user’s details are to appear on the badge, including whether it is first name only or full name with their salutations along with their job title and company to name a few. 

Using the same design type, you can add further customisation to the Badge Footer to personalise each badge according to the group.

So, for example, if you have three groups at your event, the Delegates, the Volunteers, and the Press, you can configure your batch according to these groups. You can have different footer colours and/or fonts for each group.

Click on the pencil icon as shown below. Type the label name, for example, Press. Then on the ‘Applicable Groups’ field, select the relevant group(s) you want to associate this badge design with.

Please note, that you must first create these groups before they can be added to the above field. 

If you have one user who is a member of two groups, the order of priority of which badge they will get when they print them is from top to bottom of the list below.

Once you are happy with your design, don’t forget to click ‘Save badge’

Once you have saved a badge, you won’t be able to see the option of the other badge. So, to change from one design to another, you must first delete the saved badge by clicking on ‘Delete design’.

If you click on the ‘Print design’ you will be able to print all the badges for all the users. This could be useful if you want to save time during the event day by printing the badges in advance of the event. 

You can also opt to print the badge background only. With this option, the users’ information and the QR code will not appear on the printed badges.