June 26, 2019
Folded-flyers

Artwork for Folded Flyers

Artwork for Folded Flyers Setting up the artwork for folded flyers is tricky, so here is an overview on how to get the page sizes correct. This is for and A4, which is going to be folded to DL. There are two ways to do this, a Z-fold, and a Roll fold, or a fold in.. Z- Fold A Z-Fold is the easier of the two, as each panel is the same size. Start with your A4 sized artboard with […]
September 4, 2017
Booklets

Artwork for Booklets

Artwork for Booklets (Stapled/Saddle stitched) Booklets come in various shapes and sizes and with different configurations Remember that we can only make booklets in multiples of 4 pages, so 4,8,12,16 etc. If you have designed your booklet with a different number of pages, you will need to add or subtract pages to get to the multiple of 4. It is generally easier to add pages than to lose pages, so if y ou have 34 pages, you can usually just […]
August 11, 2017
Booklets

Saddle stitched (Stapled) Booklets

Saddle Stitched, also know as “Stapled Booklets” Stapled booklets are also know in “printerspeak” as saddle stitched booklets. This is the method of making  booklets from 8 pages to around 60 pages (anything thicker gets a bit cumbersome.) There are many different types of paper that you can use to make up your work, and the selection of the paper is crucial to how your project is going to turn out. Booklets can be self-cover, or hard cover. Self-cover implies […]