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.
3. COMING SOON! Credit Card Badges
   An 85x55mm flexible plastic card that's perfect for series of recurring events with a returning audience or as a premium offering souvenir card to keep as a momento of the event

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. Select the background colour of the badge header 
4. Upload a Logo or image into the badge header
5. Adjust the 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, size and case. 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
   Similarly to the header the rear footer can be hidden entirely or configured to contain messaging. With control over text, text size, font family, casing and colour. In this section you'll also be able to choose from 4 different sizes of this element and whether you'd prefer a vertical or horizontal orientation of the message

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, 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). You also have control over the font, size, weight, casing, line height and colour 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. 

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.

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