Tied Shoelace Gate Brochure: 60-Second Fold of the Week
This simple and engaging gate brochure for Wake Forest Athletics features a huge basketball sneaker on the front with an irresistible, tied shoelace holding it closed.
Designed by Wildfire and produced by Graphic Visual Solutions with special print effects, we think you'll love this fun twist on a classic folded format!
How was the Tied Shoelace Gate Brochure produced?
Folding Style: Gate Fold
Print Production: Graphic Visual Solutions / Greensboro, N.C.
Design: Wildfire / Winston Salem, N.C.
Client: Wake Forest Athletics
Size: Flat: 17.75x11.75˝/ Folded 8.75 x11.75˝
Paper: 100-lb. Gloss Cover
Print Production: Printed on an 8-color Komori perfecting press, 4/4 + spot PMS + flood gloss aqueous + spot strike through dull varnish + spot soft touch aqueous. 2,000 qty.
Finishing: Diecut/score with 2 hole punches, fold, hand string and tie.
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.
