Binding
Consider the following criteria before determining your binding style:
- how durable does your piece need to be?
- does your piece need to lay flat?
- are frequent revisions likely?
Your binding options include:
- ring binding
- comb or coil binding
- thermal binding
- stitched (saddle, side-stitched, or side-stapled)
- perfect binding
- case
TIP: lay out your margins bearing in mind your binding style.
Folding, Scoring, and Trimming
The experience of a printed piece can be transformed by simple techniques. Imagine your information literally unfolding in your customer's hands.

Folding options:
- accordion
- c-fold (tri-fold, common brochure fold)
- double gatefold (common in center spreads)
- double parallel folds
  TIP: allow for proper nesting by making the inside panels smaller than the outside panels according to your paper weight.
- french fold (cross folds)
- spiral fold
Scoring and Trimming options:
- Die cut?
- Perforation
- etc.
TIP: use center marks to indicate where to fold or score, crop marks for where to trim
Foil/Embossing
Select from foil stamping, embossing, debossing, or combine techniques for foil embossing.

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