Long-Lasting, High-Impact Laminated Folded Leaflets
First impressions count, and professionally laminated folded leaflets offer a polished, durable, and visually striking way to communicate your message. Whether you're advertising a service, showcasing a product, or providing essential information, these leaflets ensure superior quality and longevity.
Why Choose Laminated Folded Leaflets?
Lamination adds a protective coating to your leaflets, shielding them from wear, moisture, and fading. This ensures they remain pristine and professional-looking, even after repeated handling—ideal for long-term promotions.
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Gloss Lamination: Creates a shiny, reflective finish, enhancing colours for a bold and vibrant look. The high-gloss effect adds depth, making images and graphics stand out.
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Matt Lamination: Provides a soft, non-reflective finish with a subtle, sophisticated feel. This option reduces glare and gives your leaflet a refined, elegant appearance.
Versatile and Effective Marketing Tools
Laminated folded leaflets are perfect for a variety of uses, including:
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Trade shows and exhibitions – Distribute premium-quality promotional materials that leave a lasting impression.
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Direct mail campaigns – Durable enough to withstand transit and maintain their quality.
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Reception areas and point-of-sale displays – Place them in cardboard leaflet holders or on counter displays to attract customer attention.
For an even more impactful presentation, pair your laminated leaflets with branded presentation folders, letterheads, business cards, and brochures to create a cohesive marketing package.
How to Prepare Your Folded Leaflet Artwork
Ensure your design is print-ready with the following guidelines:
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Use our artwork templates to get panel widths and layout assistance.
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Check positioning by printing a mock-up before submission.
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Submit artwork as a 2-page, double-sided PDF:
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For A4 folded to A5:
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For landscape folds:
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Front and back pages should be submitted together, with the back rotated 180°.
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Inside pages should be on page 2, also rotated 180°.
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Bleed & Colour Setup:
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Add 3mm bleed on all sides.
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Supply as a CMYK PDF for accurate colour reproduction.
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Embed or outline fonts to avoid missing text issues.
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Ensure 300dpi resolution for sharp, high-quality print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Gloss tends to catch the light and look eye-catching from a distance, which works well on a busy exhibition stand where you want something to stand out. Matt is easier on the eye up close and doesn't glare under bright indoor lighting, which suits a reception area where someone's likely to pick it up and read it rather than glance at it in passing.
It adds a bit of stiffness compared to an unlaminated leaflet, but it's still designed to fold cleanly, especially since these arrive pre-creased. The extra rigidity is actually part of what gives it that more premium, durable feel rather than getting in the way of the fold.
Lamination cuts down on fading compared to an unprotected print, but it doesn't make it completely immune to prolonged direct sunlight. If a leaflet's going to sit in a sunny window for weeks on end, expect it to hold its colour noticeably better than an unlaminated one, though it's still worth swapping it out occasionally if it's on permanent display.
Having the leaflet printed, folded and laminated as one product means it's designed and produced together from the start, so the fold lines and lamination work properly with each other rather than being two separate jobs. It also saves you the hassle of sourcing lamination separately after the fact.
The lamination itself is more resistant to cracking on the fold than plain printed ink would be, which is one of the main reasons people choose a laminated leaflet in the first place for designs with solid colour or dark backgrounds. It's not entirely impossible with very heavy ink coverage right on the crease, but it holds up far better than unlaminated stock.
