Exhibition Poster Folding Experimentation

The experimentation for the fold down from A1 to A4 began thinking simply. I was going to fold it in half repeatedly and then glue a design on the back once it reached A4. This design was using a diagonal grid based on some research. The angles were determined by the angles of the origami piece in the centre and the typefaces were also those used on the original poster. However, I thought it would look less professional if I printed out the design and glued it on, so I looked into new methods of folding that could emphasise the main design instead of having to glue on a cover like this.

There was then some experimentation with a Turkish map fold, which I thought fitted with the alien theme for its jagged appearance. However, once tried on a larger scale it was difficult to manoeuvre and it was less clear how to fold it back down.  

It was then simplified to a simple fold, the only complex part being one section had to be folded into 3 sections, rather than in half (to two.) This was in order to have the location and date of the poster visible before it was unfolded.

 This became the fold I used for the final design, it was uncomplicated and worked well. The only issue was that folding into three at one point wasn't entirely accurate, however this could be refined on mass production.