special shapes

-can not use crop marks
-fold out pieces will all be made in an additional separate file.
-hand draw with pen tool the bleed marks. 3mm
-put safety barrier in on a separate layer.

FOLDING CATALOGUE

-HOW DOES IT FOLD?
-3mm bleed
-5mm safety
-fold marks

put all the 1mm mark fold lines in
-add in crop marks and save

-add 1cm to the next consientina to paste together

other fold catalogues- ensure all folds are consistent, make sure they do not buckle!!!!!!!

the folds will sit slightly off the centre to ensure that the outside fold will sit flush

Bound booklet notes

-HOW WILL IT BE BOUND?? (rings,stitched,glued)
- figure out how much you will need to leave for the bound(bind allowance)

eg. *you have an a4 page- mar in bleed and safety lines.
once you have the measurement for how big the bind will be mark it on your illustrator file and ensure that no printing occurs in this section.

for the reverse page, just reverse the file

Folded booklet notes

DECIDE ON PAPER FIRST!!!!

-get some a4 paper and create a template so you can see how it will work (and number the pages)

figure out:
-how many pages
-must be even numbers
-start with front and back files

-the back of the FRONT AND BACK FILES will be page 1 and 14
-next will be page 13 and 2
-next will be page 3 and 12
- next will be page 11 and 4
-next will be page 5 and 10
-next will be page 7 and 8 (middle of booklet)
-the back of 7 and 8 will be 9 and 6

-label what pages goes together
-this is called pagination
-ensure you make a test print to make sure all layout is correct
-add BLEED IN FILE SET UP
-fold lines are determined by the thickness of the paper used
ADD 1mm FOR THE FOLD LINE
-add fold marks and place them in the bleed
-SAFETY LINES must be placed in (use 5mmm safety line)
-set each page up as a single file with numbers in file name

cut booklet out all at once. make sure it is folded!

remember that the middle pages are smaller than the rest of the pages


for the outside cover you must extend it by 2-3mm (DO NOT MOVE YOUR SAFETY MARK)

if the paper used is thick you must add 2mm for fold line