Holiday Card Idea No. 1 - Rectangular Twist Fold Card: 60-Second Fold of the Week
We're dedicating an entire month to bringing you great ideas for your 2019 holiday cards! First up, we're highlighting a mail-friendly Rectangular Twist Fold.
This piece is brilliant, because it defies the square proportion (and higher mailing costs) of every other Twist Fold we've ever seen. Designed by Kandyce Parsons and produced by Slate Group for client Junior League of Lubbock, this exciting modification offers a magical splurge/save scenario. It's a must-see!
How was the HOLIDAY CARD IDEA No. 1 - Rectangular Twist Fold Card produced?
Folding Style: Rectangular Twist Fold
Design: Kandyce Parsons
Print Production: Slate Group/Lubbock, Texas
Client: Junior League of Lubbock
Size: Folded: 6x9˝; Flat: 12x15˝
Paper: 100-lb. Gloss Text
Printing: Printed Offset with Soft Touch UV Coating. Qty: 3,700
Finishing: Score, Foil Stamp, Hand Fold.
Budget Rating: 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.
