How would you do this?

[CSFX]

Hey Guys, i was wondering how you guys would go about doing this.

I have been asked by my client to make a folder for them to give to clients. The folder is A4 size no inside pages but needs to have a "pocket" on the inside so they can slip documents into it. (i hope i made that clear)

So i have gone into Adobe Illi and made my net for this and coloured the lines in a spot colour for the cutter guide. This is as far as i have got.

What would you guys do next? Do i now import this into Indesign and start making artwork or have i forgotten something.

Any tips and techniques would be greatly appreciated.

Ben- CSFX

[morea]

if you are having these done through a print shop they can probably provide you with a template.

[jimking]

If it's a standard pocket folder--9x12 folded, see if you can get a complete printed piece and break it apart and copy what you see. A standard 9x12-one 4" pocket on the right side--when opened it will be 18x16 flat. You should incorporate your dielines into your pocket design (page layout program) and the lines should have their own name. Your dielines can be created in Illy or your layout program.

[WannaBrie]

Why even use Illy? If you have Indesign, you can do it all. There are many downloadable templates out there for folders, etc...

[PersonasBinar]

Ask your printer as there are many different designs for these types of folders. Templates should flow from a printer that will run the job for you.

[morea]

^ exactly.

There's nothing like getting the whole thing done and then finding out that your printer has different specs, and having to do most of the setup over again.

[MRCHRISTOPHER13]

Remember to include tabs for the pocket and leave white areas for the glueing (unless the stock is already colored).

[captain spanky]

i do these folders on a regular basis and all i send to the printers is the cover design, the back cover design (if it's an A4 folder - about 5-10% bigger than A4) and then let them know how many sheets of paper i want it to hold... they do the rest for me. They insert the cover designs into their template and die and off they go.
If you start doing your own templates, they have to re-setup their cutter and that can become costly.
:)

[trav_o]

it makes sense to get your printer to send you a template, since they should have a ready made die for these jobs (in other words - make sure you're not paying for something they already have). If you send your own pattern, you would ordinarily be looking at the cost of having the die made up as well.

that said - if you're going for something fancy, you would be on the right track so far anyway.