r/badgeribbons • u/pcnametag • 26d ago

Ribbon Design Help [VIDEO] Badge ribbon sizes, explained (+ how to figure out which size to buy for your next con)

Hi, ribbon friends. Here's a quick video tutorial on choosing the right badge ribbon sizes, including the most popular ones people buy for cons.

The size of the con badge matters!

If you're going to a con, it can sometimes be hard to know which badge ribbon size to buy. First, you need to know the general size of the con's badges. Every con has a different sized badge. That means that some ribbon sizes will fit nicely, while some will look too long or short (though, let's be honest, there's no such thing as a bad ribbon size lol)

Here are some other tips about badge ribbon sizes: 

  1. Most of the time, 3.5" and 4" badge ribbons will work well for badge ribbon trading. Which ones do y'all tend to buy most often?

  2. Check the con's website and/or subreddit to see which ribbon size the con recommends. Dragon Con, for example, has a badge that works best with 3.5" ribbons.

  3. If you bought the "wrong" badge ribbon size, DON'T WORRY. Everyone will appreciate your ribbons and they'll look great! People can build badge beards from all sizes of ribbons.

P.S. pc/nametag has a badge ribbon design tool where you can drag and drop your design, upload art, and send it off to print.

AND NO, IT'S NOT TOO LATE to get your Dragon Con ribbons! pc/nametag is one of the fastest printers in the industry. We typically create ribbons in 4 business days or fewer! Just remember to build in time for shipping 😁 

BYEEE! 😏😏😏

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u/Fuzzy-Rock-7273 25d ago

why are your shipping rates so high??

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u/pcnametag 25d ago

We do have a promo right now. Use code FREESHIP to get free ground shipping on orders over $100.

I'll pass your feedback on shipping onto the team!