Adhesive articles with improved air egress and methods of making the same

The invention relates to adhesive articles which provide air egress and methods of their preparation. Air egress is provided by supplying a route, such as areas of no initial adhesion, for air to flow out from under the construction. The invention relates to an adhesive article (10) comprising feedstock (11) having a front and a back surface, a continuous layer of adhesive (12) having an upper and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the adhesive layer is adhered to the back surface of the feedstock, and a plurality of spaced-apart non-adhesive material portions (13) contact the lower surface of the adhesive layer which has a Sheffield roughness of at least about 10 and the adhesive article provides air egress. The articles have usefulness as industrial graphics images, decorative coverings, etc.