Event Name Badges

How to Design Custom Event Badges

Creating custom event name badges with Eventgroove starts with you! Choose the option that best suits your needs below:

Customizable Templates: Choose a design, then fill in the blanks with your event details, upload a CSV file for variable data, and insert logos, images, or a QR code.

Design Your Own: Build custom name badges with complete creative control or simply upload your print-ready design files for us to process and ship.

Custom Design Services: Share your vision and we'll create fully custom event badges that match your specifications.

If you've used our badge templates or designer, our system will serve up an instant proof for your approval. If you're ready to go to print, hit approve. Before placing your order, you'll choose your material, security options, and finishes, such as rounded or square corners.

WHAT ARE EVENT Credentials?

Event credentials—like name badges, conference badges, event name tags and VIP passes—do way more than just show someone's name. They're event security, branding, and attendee management workhorses.

During a conference, name badges break the ice and make networking easy. At a convention, they control who gets into which sessions, and at trade shows, it makes spotting exhibitors versus attendees a snap. For concert and festival-goers, VIP badges and backstage passes make it easy to access exclusive areas.

Name badges for events are typically made from materials like card stock, synthetic paper, or plastic. They're usually paired with lanyards or badge holders for two reasons. First, it's easier to flash credentials when they're at the ready. Second, attendees are often carrying a coffee, a bag, and all sorts of other things. When credentials are suspended off their person in some way, there's no fumbling in pockets or for a phone, and the badge won't get lost. 

Event badges can be simple or complex depending on what you need. Add variable data to print each attendee's name and details, include QR codes for fast check-in, throw in security features like holograms, or use different colors to tell staff from speakers from VIPs. Bottom line: they're essential for any professional event.

HOW DO BADGES ENHANCE EVENT SECURITY?

Custom credentials excel at quick attendee verification. Even at their most basic (a card stock badge suspended on someone's shirt by a bull clip), they make spotting attendees easy. However, there are several ways badges can level up security and crowd flow:

QR Codes and Barcodes: Staff simply scan to verify registration and grant entry.

Color Coding : Multi-day events like conventions, conferences, and trade shows often include breakout sessions, networking breakfasts, and other events. Differentiate who gets to go where by affixing different colored custom stickers to each badge.

Counterfeit Prevention : Holograms or glossmarks are nearly impossible to replicate. A badge that's been tampered with or forged is extremely obvious.

Front and Center : When everyone's wearing their credentials visibly on lanyards or in badge holders, security staff can manage crowd flow without constantly stopping people to check tickets or IDs.

Looking for more ways to elevate your event? Pair our custom badges with cloth wristbands for tiered access and parking hang tags for organized parking.