Bleeding Now

This post is ideal for a professional design blog or a printing service's Instagram. Why Your Designer Keeps Asking for "Bleed"

In Adobe Illustrator or InDesign, go to File > Document Setup and set your bleeds to 0.125". Make sure your background images actually stretch to that red outer line!

If blood starts to soak through, do not remove the first dressing; add a second one on top and keep pushing. bleeding

Since "bleeding" can refer to medical first aid or a professional printing technique, I have provided complete posts for both scenarios. Option 1: Medical First Aid (How to Stop Bleeding)

Do not lift the dressing to check if it has stopped. Maintain pressure until medical professionals take over. This post is ideal for a professional design

Bleed is the process of extending your artwork past the final "trim" edges of your document.

Identify exactly where the blood is coming from. If blood starts to soak through, do not

Save a life by getting trained. Check out the Stop the Bleed program for local courses.