ⓘ This article is for Event Organizers
Elevate your brand with the Expo Pass custom badge lanyards. Crafted from premium materials, these lanyards offer durability and bring your designs to life with stunning detail and clarity.
When pre-purchasing lanyards, we ship it with your equipment and badges - hassle free!
❗ Important: This is for pre-purchased lanyards ONLY.
If you have not purchased lanyards through your Relationship Manager or Account Executive through the sales process, you will need to design and submit your order through https://shop.expopass.com/
❗If your design is not submitted at least 30 days before your event begins, we will not be able to accommodate custom lanyards.
Please make sure to allow time for edits and adjustments for your order.
Designing Your Custom Lanyard
During the Order Form (OF) Process, you will have chosen the following:
Size
5/8"
3/4"
1"
Material
Polyester Satin: smooth-touch premium lanyards for any design.
Recycled (rPET): Same great feel and quality, made from recycled bottles.
Clip
Single Bulldog: This is for badges or sleeves with 1 notch
Double Bulldog: This is for badges or sleeves with 2 notches
Now it's time to design your lanyard! Please use our designer HERE
❗ Important: If you are designing the Lanyard outside of the Designer link above, please use the template files below.
While we'll accept receipt of your artwork in PDF, we strongly recommend saving the file instead as a PDF/x-1a whenever possible.
Select Lanyards
Choose your clip according to what was on your OF:
Single Ended = Single Bulldog
Double Ended = Double Bulldog
Choose your size according to what was on your OF:
5/8"
3/4"
1"
Choose Bulldog Attachment Clip, as this is all we offer for our Custom Lanyards
Finish does not apply to our lanyards, so select either metal crimp or stitched
Start designing your lanyard.
Once you are finished, click Export PDF.
Email this PDF, along with any image files you added to the PDF, to operations@expopass.com to place the order.
Tips When Designing Your Lanyard
Place your artwork on the "Your Design" layer
Edit and save your files in CMYK (versus RGB)
Outline all text before saving (select all layers, under the ''Type" menu select "Create Outlines").
Use vector artwork for best results.
Images in your design should be 300 PPI (pixels per inch) or higher, as 300 is the ideal resolution for printing because it produces sharp, clear images.
While we'll accept receipt of your artwork in PDF, we strongly recommend saving the file instead as a PDF/x-1a whenever possible.
Template Files: Use if Designing Outside of the Designer
Designing a 5/8" Single or Double Bulldog Lanyard
Template Files:
Please design your lanyard on one of the templates below.
This is what you will submit to your Event Specialist for print.
Design Guidelines:
Bleed Area 36.25” x 0.875”
Make sure your background extends 0.125” to fill the bleed and avoid white on edges lanyards.
Lanyard Area (Trim) 36” x 0.625”
Your final lanyard size laid flat.
Crimp Placement 1.5” x 0.625”
Make sure to keep important aspects of your design such as logos and text outside of this zone.
Single Bulldog
Double Bulldog
Designing a 3/4" Single or Double Bulldog Lanyard
Template Files:
Please design your lanyard on one of the templates below.
This is what you will submit to your Event Specialist for print.
Design Guidelines:
Bleed Area 36.25” x 1”
Make sure your background extends 0.125” to fill the bleed and avoid white on edges lanyards.
Lanyard Area (Trim) 36” x 0.75”
Your final lanyard size laid.
Crimp Placement 1.5” x 0.625”
Make sure to keep important aspects of your design such as logos and text outside of this zone.
Single Bulldog
Double Bulldog
Designing a 1" Single or Double Bulldog Lanyard
Template Files:
Please design your lanyard on one of the templates below.
This is what you will submit to your Event Specialist for print.
Design Guidelines:
Bleed Area 36.25” x 1.25”
Make sure your background extends 0.125” to fill the bleed and avoid white on edges lanyards.
Lanyard Area (Trim) 36” x 1”
Your final lanyard size laid.
Crimp Placement 1.5” x 1”
Make sure to keep important aspects of your design such as logos and text outside of this zone
Single Bulldog
Double Bulldog
OPTION 2: Logo Only Design
If you do not want to fully design a custom lanyard, you can send a logo to your Specialist and we will place the logo repeatingly on a white lanyard for you.
What does this mean?
Design a full logo in the colors you would like. Make sure it is high resolution (300 DPI or greater) to ensure quality print.
Once your design is complete send the logo to your Specialist noting the following:
PNG file format if you wish to have a transparent background behind the logo
JPEG if you wish to have a solid background behind the logo
Provide the CMYK or Pantone color code you would like the lanyard to be.
❗ Important: IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE A COLOR FOR THE LANYARD, WE WILL BE PRINTING THE LOGO ON WHITE.
They will send the logo to our team, who will space it repeatingly on a lanyard.
Once the design is complete, we will send you a proof for approval for print.
5. Submit Your Lanyard Design
Depending on the lanyard type you purchased, follow the submission instructions below to send your assets to operations@expopass.com:
Option A: Full Custom Lanyard
If you designed your own lanyard using our provided templates, please submit:
The Final Design: Saved in PDF/x-1a format (our production team will use this to print).
Your Logo Files: Include both the vector file (e.g., .AI, .EPS) and a high-resolution PNG or JPEG version.
Option B: Logo-Only Design
If we are designing the lanyard for you using just your logo, please submit:
Your Logo Files: Include both the vector file (e.g., .AI, .EPS) and a high-resolution PNG or JPEG version.
What happens next? Our design team will step-and-repeat your logo across a white lanyard background. Once the layout is ready, we will email you a digital proof for your final approval before we send anything to production.