Fold of the Week: Designing with Circles
Hi, happy Thursday! I’ve been enjoying shape exploration in specialty formats lately—we looked at designing with Hexagons in episode 633, and Triangles in episode 609. Today, we’re exploring Circles!
Here’s what’s great about this episode:
- I’ve got 4 different examples that span three folding families—Gates, Accordions, and Tulips (Exotic).
- We’ll look at base shape, perimeter shape, and score angle/placement as techniques for format modification.
Folding Styles: Gate, Tulip, Accordion
Sample #1: Jen Kozak with HBP for L’Enfant Society / 11 x 6" closed; opens to 20.75 x 6"
Format: 2-Way Circular Gate
Sample #2: CJ Graphics + Specialties (Toronto, ON) for Mercedes-Benz
Sample #3: Catherine Madden with Smartpress / Format: Circular Accordion
Sample #4: CSG Creative with ITP for GBTA
Finishing: Score, Die-Cut (samples 1-3), Fold
Budget Rating: Moderate
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.
