Printing your letterhead using my desktop printer may not be an issue.However, there could be certain technical restrictions such as the requirement of most desktop printers for an ‘image area.’ When any artwork is placed on a printed piece, and the artwork is located on the absolute edge of the paper, it is said to ‘bleed,’ referring to the artwork ‘bleeding’ off the edges of the page. In order to get images, color fields or artwork to ‘bleed,’ we have to print the artwork on paper that is slightly larger than the desired size and then trim it back. This can add cost to a printing job. In terms of stationery design, this can be important as many desktop printers cannot print ‘bleeds’ but rather need to place a margin (sometimes as large as 1/2 inch around the artwork.) Accordingly, letterheads that bleed are generally not practical for use on desktop printers.
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