Comments on: Create an Adobe Illustrator Template for a Tri-Fold Brochure http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/ Graphic Design Studio & Marketing Agency Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Erik Ford http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-2156 Erik Ford Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:04:04 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-2156 @Keith, Yes, it is good practice to create safe guides for yourself inside each of the panels to give yourself enough room from the folds. @Keith,
Yes, it is good practice to create safe guides for yourself inside each of the panels to give yourself enough room from the folds.

]]> By: Keith http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 Keith Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:55:07 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-2152 Thanks for this mate I have never properly been taught how to set up for printing and have just been using the pdf export options (quickly learned that wasn't a great idea!) I have managed to apply this to UK standards with mm and it brilliant saves so much time. Just a quick question with regards to the live section on the panels. Where the "fold guides" are would it be good practise to place "live area guides" on either side of these (in my case they would be 3mm either side) to avoid any text being to close to the crease when printed? Thanks again for this its a great help! Thanks for this mate I have never properly been taught how to set up for printing and have just been using the pdf export options (quickly learned that wasn’t a great idea!)

I have managed to apply this to UK standards with mm and it brilliant saves so much time.

Just a quick question with regards to the live section on the panels. Where the “fold guides” are would it be good practise to place “live area guides” on either side of these (in my case they would be 3mm either side) to avoid any text being to close to the crease when printed?

Thanks again for this its a great help!

]]> By: Darryl B. http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-2049 Darryl B. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:03:52 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-2049 Thanks an lot this was an huge help. Thanks an lot this was an huge help.

]]> By: Shovan http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-1825 Shovan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:52:41 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-1825 Thanks for sharing Thanks for sharing

]]> By: Erik Ford http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Erik Ford Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:22:08 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-1279 You can change the color of your guides, but you cannot have your guides be individual colors. I know some designers who use a guide layer that they delete in the end. They will create colored lines for each of the guide lines. You may find that to be a useful alternative. You can change the color of your guides, but you cannot have your guides be individual colors. I know some designers who use a guide layer that they delete in the end. They will create colored lines for each of the guide lines. You may find that to be a useful alternative.

]]> By: needvids http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 needvids Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:04:23 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-1277 Hi, I was wondering if it's possible to make the guides different colors (so the bleed is red, the live area is green, etc) and if I can make the fold guide a dashed line?? If I got to the preferences to do this, it changes all the guides, but I want to change them one at a time. Ideas? Thanks in advance. Hi, I was wondering if it’s possible to make the guides different colors (so the bleed is red, the live area is green, etc) and if I can make the fold guide a dashed line??

If I got to the preferences to do this, it changes all the guides, but I want to change them one at a time.

Ideas? Thanks in advance.

]]> By: soleyma Osman http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-917 soleyma Osman Wed, 19 May 2010 23:35:35 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-917 thank you Erik thank you Erik

]]> By: Erik Ford http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Erik Ford Fri, 07 May 2010 02:45:56 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-752 @Nerissa, Thanks and that was a great find. I will have to edit this tutorial to reflect this information. @Nerissa,
Thanks and that was a great find. I will have to edit this tutorial to reflect this information.

]]> By: Nerissa Marbury http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Nerissa Marbury Fri, 07 May 2010 01:06:52 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-751 I found this great folding guide online that references the Z-fold and Letter (barrel) fold. It gives you measurements for the 8.5 x11 Letter fold panels as well as has a convenient calculator so you can figure out the panel sizes if your paper is a different size. http://www.universalprinting.com/help/foldingguide.html I found this great folding guide online that references the Z-fold and Letter (barrel) fold. It gives you measurements for the 8.5 x11 Letter fold panels as well as has a convenient calculator so you can figure out the panel sizes if your paper is a different size.

http://www.universalprinting.com/help/foldingguide.html

]]> By: Erik Ford http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/create-an-adobe-illustrator-template-for-a-tri-fold-brochure/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Erik Ford Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:42:44 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=36#comment-701 Thanks, Mark. I've never heard this before, in regards to the barrel trifold and will definitely have to investigate it further as I've never run into a problem. It's always great to learn something new. Thanks, Mark. I’ve never heard this before, in regards to the barrel trifold and will definitely have to investigate it further as I’ve never run into a problem.

It’s always great to learn something new.

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