Fold of the Week: Open Gate Ideas That Wow
I’ve got a fun exercise to share with you this week. As you know, I love format modification, and I’m going to show you three Open Gate formats that build on each other.
What’s great about them:
- Each concept challenges the picture you have in your head of a classic Open Gate.
- The formats build on each other, layering orientation, panel shape, symmetry, and print effects to change up a classic.
Now, I want you to take this idea and think about other classic formats that you can modify by adding these simple techniques. Have fun with it! Thanks for watching — I appreciate you.
How were these brochures produced?
Folding Style: Open Gate Fold
Sample #1: Dalton Press / 5 x 7" folded; 5 x 20.875" flat
Sample #2: IP Casino Resort Spa with Hederman Brothers / 7.875 x 5.25" folded; 21 x 5.25" flat
Sample #3: Island View Casino Resort / 5 x 7" folded; 5 x 19" flat
Finishing: Score, Die-Cut and Foil Stamp (#2 and #3), Fold
Budget Rating: Low – 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.
