Fold of the Week: Triple Swinger Accordion Ideas
Hey, happy Thursday! Something exciting showed up at the Foldfactory PO Box, which led me on an excursion to find a few additional examples of a really unique specialty fold that I’ve explored only a few times in the history of the show.
Here’s what I think you’ll love about this idea:
- The base fold is a very unique asymmetrical accordion with long cover and back cover panels, and six equally-sized short accordion panels in the center.
- The swinger shape die cuts are always unique to the design, and I’ll show you a range of solutions from simple to complex.
I love to share exciting variations of specialty folds — it’s how Fold of the Week began almost 650 episodes ago! Thanks for watching — I appreciate you.
How were these pamphlets produced?
Folding Style: Asymmetrical Accordion / Swinger Fold Hybrid
Sample #1: University of Arkansas at Little Rock in-house marketing and print services / Design: Klansee Tozer, UA Little Rock
Sample #2: z2 for Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Sample #3: Marketing Solutions Unlimited for JCJ Architecture
Sample #4: A Quick Cut for Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
Finishing: Score, Die-Cut, Hand 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.
