Envelope Iron Cross Shipper-Mailer: 60-Second Fold of the Week
This week's solution is simple, personal, and VERSATILE—and it's a great solution for marketers who are trying to connect with their customers and prospects. Designed for and created by the mother/daughter team at Good Postage and produced by Boingo Graphics, this mailer/shipper combo looks like a beautiful envelope, but it's actually an Iron Cross fold with a 1/8-inch depth for holding materials.
The imagery and message changes with the application—whether it's holding customer orders, product samples, or marketing literature. We think you'll love this exciting and versatile mail solution!
How was the Envelope Iron Cross Shipper-Mailer produced?
Folding Style: Iron Cross (Envelope Style)
Print Production: Boingo Graphics / Charlotte, NC
Design: Good Postage / Asheville, NC
Size: Folded: 7.25" x 5.375"; Flat: 15.375" x 12"
Paper: 130 lb. Classic Crest Bare White Cover
Printing: Digitally printed on HP Indigo 7800
Finishing: Die Cut/Score, Hand Fold, Apply Sticker
Budget Rating: Low-Moderate
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.
