Printing Terms

A bi-fold (or half-fold) in printing is a document created by folding a single sheet of paper in half, creating four distinct panels (a front cover, two inside pages, and a back cover). It acts like a booklet and is commonly used for presentations, menus, brochures, and catalogs, offering a clean, simple layout for large images.

The fastening of the assembled sheets or signatures along one edge of a publication.

A bleed in printing is the area of a design that extends beyond the final trim edge, ensuring colors and images run completely to the edge of the paper without white borders. It acts as a safety margin typically 0.125 inches on all sides of the artwork. See how to export with bleeds in our support tab.

A brochure is a promotional document used to introduce an organization, product, service, or event to prospective audiences. Traditionally produced as a folded paper piece (e.g., pamphlet or leaflet), brochures.