Pocketed Closed Gate with Freemium: 60-Second Fold of the Week
Here's a great idea for situations where you may want to give something away freemium-style, or for welcome packets, loyalty programs, or product/service information.
This Closed Gate bounce back brochure from Pura Vida Bracelets has a fun little pocket on the interior spread that holds vinyl stickers designed for their teen customers to apply to their water bottles, phone cases, and laptops. You're going to love this simple modification that adds tremendous versatility to a classic format.
How was the Pocketed Closed Gate with Freemium produced?
Folding Style: Closed Gate with Custom Pocket
Folded Sample: Pura Vida Bracelets
Paper: 100 lb. Cover
Size: Folded: 4" x 5.5"; Flat: 17" x 11"
Finishing: Score, Fold, Glue, Insert (stickers)
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.
