1. What is a folding?
Folding is a necessary process in the printing industry, and the large-format paper printed by the printing press must be folded to form products, such as newspapers, books, magazines, sample advertisements, etc.
2. What are the types of folds?
There are various types of folding, there are simple, and there are relatively complex, this is selected according to the needs of presenting **, the following are different folding types and introductions.
1. Fold in half: Fold the paper in half along the center line to get four pages of equal size.
2. Purse fold (also known as heart fold): Fold both sides to the middle according to the proportion of one-third or two-thirds of the paper.
3. Organ fold (also known as spring fold): This is a continuous paper folding method, and the paper is spread out from the middle to the periphery, similar to the action of folding a fan.
4. Close the door folding: The paper is folded inward on the left and right sides according to the proportion of quarters, similar to the closing of two doors.
5. Double folding: Fold the paper in half twice along the midline to get eight pages of equal size.
6. Step fold (also known as pagoda fold): Through multiple folding, the width of the page gradually narrows proportionally, resembling a ladder.
7. Cross folding: Fold the paper in half longitudinally and then horizontally once along the center to form a cross shape.
8. Open door folding (also known as frog folding): The paper is folded inward on the left and right sides once according to the proportion of thirds, and then folded outward once.
3. Why do you need to fold pages?
1. Information transmission: The folding design presents rich information to readers in an organized manner through reasonable layout and display. Designers can use different layouts and folding methods to highlight important information points, and through the cooperation of copywriting, charts and other elements, clearly and accurately convey the required information.
2. Enhance the brand image: the folding design can fully display the brand image and characteristics of the enterprise. Through a unified design style, color matching, font selection, etc., designers can create a consistent, professional, and memorable brand image. This unique design style helps to enhance the brand's recognition and trust, and makes readers have a strong impression of the business.
3. Guide the reader: The folding design can guide the reader in the order and focus of reading through visual guidance. Reasonable use of headings, subheadings, citations, arrows, and other elements in the design can guide the reader's gaze and make the information hierarchy clear and focused. Doing so enhances the reading experience and makes it easier for the reader to understand and remember the information conveyed.
4. Create visual impact: Folding design can attract the attention of readers and produce visual impact through rich visual effects and creative composition techniques. Exquisite **, unique shape, ingenious folding method, etc., can attract readers to actively read and continue to pay attention, to achieve the effect of target advertising.
Fourth, what is the process flow of folding?
Design draft production - printing plate making - binding folding - quality inspection - shipping delivery.
5. What can folds be used in?
Folding printing is commonly used in corporate publicity, product introduction, event promotion and other scenarios.