CrowdComms - Kiosk Badge Designer

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• Three presentedbadge design templates are available:
  • Standard Badge (Eco Print): Ideal for eco-conscious events, with twoquick badgeprinting designs:
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    2. Edge-to-Edge Background:
       A fresh and modernModern design offering a largeample space for a full image display on theboth front and back of the badge.back.
    3. COMING SOON! Credit Card Badges
       An: 85x55mm flexibleFlexible plastic card that's perfectsuitable for series of recurring events with a returning audience or as a premium offering souvenir card to keep as a momento of the eventsouvenirs.

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• Select a preset template by hovering over the design and toclicking design"Select the badge, click on the ‘Configure this badge’Preset" button.

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

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    4. Select the background colour of the badge header 
    5. Upload a Logo or header image intoupload.
    6. Adding badge items like profile fields, QR codes, or images.
    7. Adjusting size, padding, margin, and alignment.
    8. Adding a customisable footer.

5. Back Design Configuration

• If not mirroring the badgedesign, headerconfigure:
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  • AdjustAttributes the(icon shape, size, padding (area around the image), Margin (Area beneath the image) and alignment of the image you've uploaded

  

  If you've chosen to not to mirror your badge design on the rear you'll get 3 extra controls. These will allow you to configure and design the back of your badge independently. These controls include: 

  1. Configuring or hiding the back header
     In the settings for this section you'll find the dropdown to show/hide the header. Input whatever text you'd like in this section along with its colour, font, sizeetc.). andEach case.attributes You'll also be able to set the background header's colour. 
  2. Configuring the rear content space
     This sections is a basic image upload so can contain anything you'd like. From sponsor graphics to promotional messages or guidance for your event. Please refer to the badge designer sizing guide for different image upload sizes depending on your configuration
  3. Configuring the rear footer
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Badge Fields

The Badge fields section of the designer is where you'll be deciding what information from the users profile you would like to present on the badge, and whether or not you'd like to display the users unique QR code. Your preset badge design will, by default, will have The full name, company name and job title and QR code displaying. You have total control over all of these fields and can add to or remove any item you wish. To remove a badge field simply click on the trash can icon next to the field. Alternatively you can edit each field by clicking on the pencil icon. 

Each Badge field's content can be edited to pull in any default profile field you'd like to display (not including custom fields). YouTo alsoremove havea controlbadge overfield simply click on the trash can icon next to the field. Alternatively, you can edit each field by clicking on the pencil icon.

• Customise information displayed on the badge, including name, company, job title, and QR code.
• Edit or remove fields as needed.
• Control font, size, weight, casing, linecolour, heighttext wrapping, margins, and colouralignment.
of the information. Along with styling control you're also able to adjust the margins around each field (margin top and bottom) and the alignment of the label. 

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Group Customisation

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

  So,footer for example, if you have threedifferent groups at your event, the(e.g., 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.

  Press).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.

• Configure footer colours and fonts for each group.

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

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clicking on ‘Delete design’.

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• Option to print allbackground theonly, badgesexcluding foruser allinformation theand users.QR code. (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.

Designing images to upload onto your badges

Here's a handy cheat sheet to set up your canvases in external design application to get you images right first time