Gorgeous Glued Asymmetrical Closed Gate Invite: 60-Second Fold of the Week
This week's spotlight shines on an invitation that actually, well, shines. This gorgeous invitation for Mlife / MGM Resorts International was designed to promote a very special Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood concert. They used a Curious Cosmic paper from Mohawk that had a saturated matte metallic blue on one side — but they managed to create a format that brought the blue to both sides of the piece!
So, how'd they do it?
Trish will make one of her special homemade comps to give you the skinny on this heavy-hitting idea!
Project Credits and Specs:
- Folding Style: Asymmetrical Closed Gate
- Client: Mlife / MGM Resorts International
- Paper: Curious Cosmic Blue Planet 133# Cover
- Size: Flat: 16.125" x 9.125"; Folded: 5.875" x 9.125"
- Finishing: Flat Foil Stamp, Score, Fold, Glue
- Budget Rating: Moderate – High
Trish Witkowski shares her super-cool folding samples and helpful production tips. View the “60-second Super-cool Fold of the Week” archive atwww.foldfactory.com.
- Companies:
- Mohawk Fine Papers
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.
