Asymmetrical Magazine Wrap with Locked Cover: 60-Second Fold of the Week
This week's format offers a stylish way to deliver magazines, catalogs, brochures, and invitations. The featured asymmetrical wrap from Iggesund arrives wrapped around Issue 59 of their "Inspire" magazine.
Soft-touch laminate, spot UV gloss, and muted colors work together with the asymmetrical, angled panels that lock on the cover. Trish will share the special production trick that holds them in place without glue or tabs. Enjoy!
How was the Asymmetrical Magazine Wrap with Locked Cover produced?
Folding Style: Asymmetrical Iron Cross
Client: Iggesund Paperboard, Sweden
Paper: Invercote Creato 10.2 pt
Size: Folded: 8.5x12˝; Flat: 21x21˝
Production: Printed 4-color offset with soft-touch laminate and spot UV varnish.
Finishing: Diecut/score, fold, tuck cover
Budget Rating: Moderate - High
Trish Witkowski is Chief Folding Fanatic at the online community foldfactory.com. She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design and a master of science degree in Graphic Arts Publishing from Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Printing Management and Sciences (now the School of Print Media).
An award-winning designer, Trish held the position of creative director for a Baltimore-based agency for six years, and has taught design and desktop publishing at the college level. She has a specialized expertise in the area of folding and is the creator of the FOLDRite™ system, a 2004 GATF InterTech™ Technology Award winner.
Trish frequently publishes articles for graphic arts industry publications, and has written three books on the topic of folding: A Field Guide to Folding, Folding for the Graphic Arts: A Teacher's Handbook, and FOLD: The Professional's Guide to Folding.
