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Presentation design & layout · Working

Safe area

Also called: safe zone

ELI5

The inset area of a page or slide kept clear of trim, device chrome or edge crowding.

Used in conversation

“The next layout pass needs to make the safe area clearer.”

Pitch context

You may hear this during a commercial brief, treatment, bid, award or pre-production process.

Why it matters: Tells you what document, visual asset or file someone is asking for or reviewing.

Connected terms

  • Safe areaA video safe area protects action or titles from display and crop variation; a deck safe area protects page content from trim, device chrome or edge crowding.
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