Learn how to create a folding piece, working from the size of the flat, unfolded piece (useful when you're creating a project that will be printed in-house on an office printer).
- [Narrator] Now I want to show you a method for creating…a folding brochure when you have to work to the flat size.…So, what do I mean by that?…Let's say that your printing a brochure on your…in-house printer, so your limited to 8 1/2 by 11…letter size paper, you have to work to that and figure out…how to make that third panel that's shorter,…so it can fold in, because remember if that panel…isn't shorter, than it will buckle up when you fold it.…So here's how you build to the flat dimension,…and don't be scared of the math, but I thought I should…warn you that there is some math ahead.…
The standard short trim is 3/32", that's how much you…cut off that third panel.…You can do it with an 1/8" and that's just fine,…but I just thought you should know what the standard…trim is when your preparing for print.…Guess what, you do get to use a little bit of algebra…after high school, at least I'm gonna use some here…and you can sort of follow along,…but here's the logic of this, ignore the x,…x stands for the size of the two panels that are the same.…
Author
Claudia McCue
Released
10/25/2016- Communicating with your printer
- Understanding types of printing: letterpress, sheet-fed, and more
- Handling corrections and alterations
- Attending press checks
- Understanding how color space and paper stock affect printing
- Finishing: folding, trimming, die cutting, and embossing
- Working with fonts and graphics
- Editing resolution and color in Photoshop
- Laying out print pieces in Illustrator and InDesign
- Preflighting designs
- Generating PDFs
- Refining PDFs in Adobe Acrobat
- Submitting the job
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 30s
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1. Understanding Print Production
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What is print production?1m 21s
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2. The Life Cycle of a Print Job
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Attending press checks3m 13s
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3. Types of Printing
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The art of letterpress1m 18s
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4. Ink on Paper
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Understanding color space5m 17s
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What's a spot color?3m 29s
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5. The Mechanics of Finishing
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Building to the correct size1m 26s
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Folding and trimming4m 40s
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Setting up for die cutting1m 24s
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Embossing31s
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6. Fonts
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Understanding font formats1m 52s
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Using Open Type fonts4m 30s
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Font concerns2m 26s
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7. Graphics
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Examining graphic formats6m 34s
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8. Photoshop Basics
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Image resolution3m 56s
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Color space4m 47s
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9. Illustrator Layout Basics
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Illustrator layout tips9m 14s
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Using swatches6m 46s
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Working with effects5m 57s
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Importing images8m 21s
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Text basics1m 56s
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Saving as a PDF6m 27s
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Gathering up the pieces2m 17s
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10. InDesign Layout Basics
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Setting up InDesign5m 7s
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Working with color swatches6m 31s
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Creating gradients5m 11s
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Importing graphics7m 27s
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Copying and pasting graphics4m 58s
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Preflighting in InDesign6m 29s
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Packaging a print job6m 55s
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Generating PDFs7m 12s
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11. Acrobat
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Using Output Preview6m 27s
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Using touch-up tools6m 29s
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Converting colors4m 7s
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Using Preflight profiles3m 44s
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Conclusion
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Submitting the job7m 7s
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Next steps1m 14s
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Video: Create a 3-panel brochure, flat size