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> unless you print the same thing on both sides (and you shouldn’t) Yes you should. > Of course you can just print the same thing on both sides, but why not u
by tom_mellior 8y ago
> unless you print the same thing on both sides (and you shouldn’t)
Yes you should.
> Of course you can just print the same thing on both sides, but why not use the backside for something useful like a map of the space or basic agenda information?
Print the same thing (name, affiliation, etc.) on two pieces of paper facing either side, stick them in the plastic sleeve, put additional info between them. It's not that hard.
- ghaff 8y agoThat is probably the ideal. It probably costs more than most other approaches to badges though.
- tom_mellior 8y agoMost of the (scientific) conferences I've been to already have the paper-in-plastic-sleeve badge kind, and universities are very stingy, so I suspect it's the cheapest possible version. Very often you already have extra info in there, like a slip of paper with your individual Wifi access information. The only extra cost to having this two-sided is printing the name slip twice instead of once, and I that should be negligible. A little extra paper is certainly cheaper than lanyards with two attachment bits for the two attachment point version (that can still flip).
- ghaff 8y agoOne of the issues with a lot of those plastic sleeves with one lanyard attachment point is that it's relatively easy to tear the plastic with a thin metal clasp. For pricey conferences that are very strict about replacing lost badges, I do want something that's solid. (which should probably be another badge best practice if you won't readily replace for free.)
- mattkrause 8y agoYou don’t even need to do that: flip the back and print it just below the front. If you want to be fancy, add a line indicating where to fold.