Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Suite Applications

Moving Beyond Two Dimensions

When you start building more complicated pieces it’s really helpful to create a dummy of some sort, so you can visualize the finished piece. It’s easy to think of how the finished piece will look, but you need to consider how the piece will print and fold so you can create it correctly. An anatomically correct dummy will let you visualize both the inside and outside and will shed light on the difficulties of positioning tricky artwork. In fact, the challenge of lining all that stuff up in your head may force you to simplify your concept.

Consider a pocket folder (Figure 3.27). Folded, its configuration resembles a simple, two-page spread. But take a folder apart so you can see how the pocket and its glue flaps are ...