Folding Options

Please review our folding options:

Bifold
half_fold_diagram Sizes Available:
8×9, 8.5×11, 11×17		 The bi-fold divides into 2 vertical panels and is folded in half.

This is also known as a half fold or a two panel brochure. An 11″ x 8.5″ sheet is folded into a 5.5″ x 8.5″ brochure. This is used for menus or programs where wide panels are necessary.

Trifold
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8.5×11, 8.5×14, 11×17, 11×25.5		 The tri-fold divides into 3 vertical panels. The right panel folds underneath the left.

This is also known as a letter fold. An 11″ x 8.5″ sheet is folded into a 3.67″ x 8.5″ brochure. This is the most popular of the folding options. The finished product will fit nicely into a standard #10 envelope or a display rack. The panel that will fold inside is slightly narrower than the front panel and the back panel of the finished brochure. Menus, programs, and promotional pieces are popular uses for the trifold.

Gate Fold
gatefold_diagram Sizes Available:
8.5×11, 8.5×14, 11×17, 11×25.5		 The gate fold is created by folding the two ends of a page inward so that the edges meet in the middle.

This is a three panel design with the widths of the two outside panels each one half the width of the middle panel. An 11″ x 8.5″ sheet is folded to a 5.5″ x 8.5″ brochure. The front of the brochure opens like a gate. Many times there is a graphic or text that crosses over the front two panels. This format is used often for promotional items and allows the designer to tease the customer into opening the brochure.

Z-Fold
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8.5×11, 8.5×14, 11×17, 11×25.5		 The z-fold divides into 3 vertical panels. The panels fold on top of one another

This is Z Fold can also be called an accordion fold. This fold can be used with a three or four panel design. An 11″ x 8.5″ sheet with three panels is folded into a 3.67″ x 8.5″ brochure. A 14″ x 8.5″ sheet with four panels is folded into a 3.5″ x 8.5″ brochure. All of the panels are the same width with this fold. Menus, programs, and promotional pieces are popular uses for the z-fold

Accordion Fold
8page_accordian_diagram Sizes Available:
8.5×14		 The accordion fold divides into 4 vertical panels. The panels fold on top of one another.

This is Z Fold can also be called an accordion fold. This fold can be used with a three or four panel design. An 11″ x 8.5″ sheet with three panels is folded into a 3.67″ x 8.5″ brochure. A 14″ x 8.5″ sheet with four panels is folded into a 3.5″ x 8.5″ brochure. All of the panels are the same width with this fold. Menus, programs, and promotional pieces are popular uses for the z-fold

Double Parallel Fold
double_parallel_diagram Sizes Available:
8.5×14, 11×17, 11×25.5		 First fold in half, forming two panels. Each panel is folded in half again with parallel folds that go in the same direction.

The Double Parallel Fold & Parallel Map Folds require a four panel design. An 11″ x8.5″ sheet is folded into a 2.75″ x 8.5″ brochure. This fold is commonly used for larger sheet sizes such as 14″ x 8.5″ which yields a 3.5″ x 8.5″ brochure and 17″ x 11″ sheet which yields a 4.25″ x 11″ brochure. The two inside panels are slightly narrower than the two outside panels. This fold is popular for programs and promotional pieces.

Parallel Map Fold
8page_parallel_diagram Sizes Available:
8.5×14, 11×17		 First fold in half, forming two panels. Each panel is folded in half in opposite directions – one folds forward, the other back.

The Double Parallel Fold & Parallel Map Folds require a four panel design. An 11″ x8.5″ sheet is folded into a 2.75″ x 8.5″ brochure. This fold is commonly used for larger sheet sizes such as 14″ x 8.5″ which yields a 3.5″ x 8.5″ brochure and 17″ x 11″ sheet which yields a 4.25″ x 11″ brochure. The two inside panels are slightly narrower than the two outside panels. This fold is popular for programs and promotional pieces.

French Fold
frenchfold_diagram Sizes Available:
11×17		 First fold in half (side to side). Each panel is folded in half again with a fold that is perpendicular to the first fold (top to bottom).

This is also known as a Right Angle Fold or 8 Page Fold. An 11″ x 8.5″ sheet is folded in half to form an 8.5″ x 5.5″ piece. This piece is then folded in half to the final size of 4.25″ x 5.5″. The two folds are at right angles to each other. This fold is popular for programs and promotional pieces especially when it is necessary to have a full size image on the inside of the brochure.