![]() In this illustration both pages are properly laid out ready to have their backs glued together. When panel 4 is folded over, it reveals panel 3 (Front panel which is the cover).Īnother way to picture this is to imagine printing each side of the brochure on a separate sheet of paper and then gluing their backs together to create a double-sided brochure. When panel 6 (Inside right panel) is folded over it reveals panel 1 (Back panel). ![]() The confusion stems from the fact that the brochure is printed double-sided one side is the Outside and the other is the Inside of the brochure. This can confuse a first time designer because designing the Inside of the brochure is a straight forward, left to right, 3 column design. Notice in the Outside layout that the Front panel (3) is actually on the right side and the Back panel (2) is on the left side. Each panel has been numbered for clarity. In this illustration both sides of the brochure are laid out as they would be for printing. The tricky part to this type of fold is to remember that the Outside panel is designed in reverse to the Inside. If this doesn't happen the panels will "bow" outward as it will not lay flat over each other. Technically the panels are not folded in equal parts, the first fold, which is the Back panel is folder slight narrower (about 1/16" less) than the Front Panel. In other words, the three Inside panels can act as one large panel or one double and one single panel.īecause the Tri-fold brochure opens up like a gate (hence Gate fold) to reveal all the panels at once, this can make for a more dynamic layout by allowing the design to expand across multiple panels. The term Gate fold comes from the way the brochure is opened both the left panel (Front) and right panel (back) open up like swinging gates to reveal the inside of the brochure.īecause this type of fold reveals all three Inside panels at once, content and graphics can be made to have more "punch" by expanding them across multiple panels which really makes the information jump out at the reader. The reverse side of the Inside right panel is the Outside back panel and the reverse side of the Inside left panel is the Front panel (cover). Tri-foldĪ tri-fold, or Gate fold brochure has the Inside right panel and Inside left panels folding over the Inside centre panel, with the right panel folded inward first, then the left panel folder over the right panel as shown here. ![]() The design of the brochure is often dependant on the type of fold chosen. The two most common ways to fold a 3 panel brochure is with either the Tri-fold, also known as a "Gate" fold, or the Accordion fold, also known as a "Z" fold. The Outside Panels - Designing in Reverse.It will be assumed that the user has some experience with Writer including text formatting, styles and working with pictures wrapping options. Therefore the examples shown in this tutorial will be based on an information brochure, the kind that might be picked up for hiking in a Provincial Park or campground that describes the Flora of the region. Working in reverse - since the brochure is printed double-sided on one sheet of paper this requires the Outside panel to be designed in reverse to the Inside panel.Īn information brochure is the easiest type of brochure to make because there is less concern with dynamic design and more focus on displaying content.Creating the 3 Panel Layout structure - usually created with Columns and/or Frames.Type of fold - Tri-fold or Accordion fold.A brochure is a project that requires pre-planning: ![]() However designing the Outside page of the brochure demands more preparation. Designing the Inside panels of the brochure is fairly straight forward, it's not much different than working on a standard page. Establishing the need to pre-plan a project like a brochure.Ī brochure consists of two pages one page represents the Inside and one page represents the Outside.Two powerful Writer tools Page columns and Frames and illustrate how and why they are used for creating a brochure.This tutorial is not designed as a step by step start to finish brochure project, but rather as an introduction to the tools and planning required to create a brochure. ![]()
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