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blakeb59239958
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February 11, 2020
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Gate Fold Brochure help

  • February 11, 2020
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I'm designing a single gate fold brochure. I'm having trouble figuring out how to set up the cover, which will have a full image spread.  My concern is the bleed of the image since the two flaps that will "meet up" are on the edge. How do I spread the image into the bleeds while still ensuring that the image will be perfectly aligned when the flaps are folded down in its finished product? 


Below is an example of the style of brochure I'm designing and my area of issue is the front cover where the flaps will fold to meet: 

 

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    Mike_Gondek10189183
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    Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 11, 2020
    1. forget about the bleeds at first put a mask on your image
    2. move an exact duplicate to the other panel, use snapping/smart guides to ensure tiling is 100% correct
    3. with direct select tool select the image and not the mask
    4. move the image the width of the panel
    5. add bleeds at the end using direct select tool and cursor key set to your bleeds. 6 bleeds to add for these panels

    I like this method as even works complex packaging projects (eg: triangles) and I know my work goes out without error 

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      blakeb59239958Author
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      February 17, 2020

      Thank you all for the help. Much appreciated and all very helpful!

      Luke Jennings
      Luke Jennings
      Inspiring
      February 11, 2020

      In addition to the good information above, Place the cover image so the center of the image aligns with the far left edge of the 4 outside panels. Pull the box closed so it ends at the trim line. Copy and paste in place, then add the width of the document to the horizontal offset of the image, which will put it on the far right edge of the document. Pull the box open to fill the right most panel and pull the box closed on the right side, leaving .125" bleed beyond the trim. Add bleed to the original box on the left side.

      Personally, I would use InDesign for this.

        meganchi
        meganchi
        Legend
        February 11, 2020

        You'll want to bleed out the image on both panels, because once cut, it will line up when folded.

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