How to Set Your Folded Leaflet Artwork Up for Print Size I’d recommend setting your artwork up as two separate spreads: One for the front and back sections, and the other for the inside sections. You can choose between roll fold or cross fold. This style of folded leaflet will need eight sections, or pages, of artwork. The left panel is folded across the front middle panel, whereas the right panel is folded across the back-middle panel, as pictured below. There are 6 equally sized panels (3 on one side and 3 on the other). Like the name suggests, this fold resembles the letter Z. *Although the front panel of the C-fold leaflet is slightly wider than the rest, please design all panels at equal size and our Studio team will fix it before it goes to print. Having an image of how this works in your mind will help you when designing each panel. First, the right panel will fold over the middle panel, then the left will also fold into the middle to make the folded leaflet. The below diagram will show you how C-fold, and Z-fold will look.Ī C-fold leaflet has 6 sections size (3 on one side and 3 on the other). Six pages to design, with two different fold types.

There are 4 equally sized panels you can design for this type of leaflet – 2 on the front and 2 on the back. This style of leaflet folds like a greetings card, directly down the middle. The following diagrams show how to visualise your artwork up for each type of fold.įour sections, or pages, for you to design. Your panels should be in the right order depending on the fold to make sure they’re printed in the order the user would view them in. The layout of your design will depend on the style of fold you choose. Keep this in mind when you’re creating your design.

For example, an A4 folded leaflet will be smaller once it’s folded. When you order folded leaflets, it’s important to remember that you’re ordering the flat size – not the folded size. Here, I’ll guide you through all of the different fold types we offer and how to set artwork up for your own folded leaflets.

Making sure your folds are correct, that text won’t be cut off in the crease and that the bleed and that safe areas are correct are all really important steps to setting up your folded leaflets. Hi! I’m Leanne, the Head of instantprint’s Studio team. When there are folds involved in your print design, it can sometimes be a little tricky to get your head around.

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