Holographic badges are popular visitor badges, featuring security holograms and are used in various organizations and companies. Most visitor hologram badges have the feature of "time badge" technology which automatically voids the temporary hologram badge after one day. There are other hologram badges, displaying various holographic images. There are some badges used to identify a company's name with the company logo on it. There are some holographic badge affixed on T-shirts, worn not for security purpose but for fashion purpose-preferred by youngsters. The star-trek or super human hologram badges are widely demanded among young children. Hologram badges are also an integral part of school uniform or sports wear depicting your country's name or your school name in a holographic format. Hologram badges are thus highly popular.

Features of Hologram Badges

• Made of paper or plastic or polyester.
  
  
• The size is usually of the size of a credit card or slightly larger.
  
  
• For security purposes or identity purpose, the holographic badge is usually rectangular in shape. There are other shapes as well. For various star trek hologram badges, they can be of any shapes.
  
  
• The security features in hologram badges reduce the risk of unauthorized badge reuse.
  
  
• Hologram badges eliminates the need to collect used visitor badges.
  
  
• The hologram security badge has an adhesive backing which helps it to affix directly to fabric.
  
  
• In some badges, there is a clip or a pin to fasten the badge to the fabric, so as to not to destroy the fabric.
  
  
• With time technology feature in most hologram badges used for security purposes, the color of the badge changes, thereby implying that the badge is of no use.
  
  
• The name on the hologram security badge is printed with ink or felt tip pen on the top ply. The names can be thermal printed for high volume applications.

A Typical Example

A one-day hologram security badge issued in the morning will remain white or any other color in which it is made for most of the day. By afternoon, the color of the badge changes. After 8 hours or more, the color will change completely, which signals that the badge has expired. Usually the changed color is seen in stripes or dots.

A Visitor Badge Before Expiration

A Visitor Badge After Expiration

Applications of Hologram Badges

Typical applications of hologram badges include the following:

• Fashion badge
• Visitor badge
• Vendor badge
• Temporary employee badge
• Contractor badge
• Convention badge or
• Other one-day events