Are You There, Creative Transpromo? Folding Fanatic Needs Samples!
Those of you who know me, the Folding Fanatic, by now know that I’m always looking for creative folded formats, but Transpromo is a new area of interest for me. I see tremendous potential in researching the different format opportunities and sharing them with the industry.
Transpromo, of course, is the process of combining transactional mail with a marketing message, and as an industry we should be taking advantage of this fantastic opportunity to sell the idea of using that valuable real estate for direct marketing, cross-selling, brand reinforcement and client retention/activation.
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.
