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Creative Folds

Your Project, Our Work

You don't need to be an expert to appreciate the value of clear communication and quality production.

We have helped thousands of customers turn their ideas into print initiatives that grow their business and strengthen their brand.

 

Talk to us about how we can help you capitalize the power of print for your next project.

Catalog Collections

The marketing for Poppy Hand-Crafted Popcorn  is just as enjoyable as their delicious flavors. This collection includes popcorn boxes and a suite of 8.5" x 11" saddle-stitch booklets with 65lb silk covers and 16 pages of 80lb silk text.

Brightly colored saddle-stitch catalogs advertising Poppy flavored popcorn

Wrappers and Tags

American Back Country is a popular t-shirt brand distinguished by its unique wanderlust designs. They employ eco-friendly materials and print technologies, including paper-based packaging for their tags and wrappers. These hole punched hangtags are printed on 130lb gloss cardstock. The self-covered catalog is 32 pages, printed on durable 100lb blazer gloss.

Printed hangtags, wrappers and catalogs for American Back Country T-shirts

Multi-Fold Trail Maps

We have extensive expertise producing maps of all sizes. This fold-out trail guide invites residents and potential buyers to explore an exclusive housing estate featuring Arts and Craft architecture in Biltmore Forest. It is offset printed on uncoated 100lb paper to achieve a classic heritage look, folding from 22" x 25.25" into a letter-sized self-cover.

Elegant foldout map printed by Advantage Direct

Accordion Fold Brochures

An accordion fold brochure is great way to entice curious readers to explore your entire message. This twelve-panel artist program for Biltmore Farms LLC, is printed on 80lb Classic Crest cover and trimmed to 24"w x 6"h. Each fold is pre-scored to achieve a crisp edge.

Accordian-fold program for the Biltmore artist-in-residence program

Look Books

Wedding services are a highly competitive market worth $65 billion in the US. This elegant 16 page booklet with silk finish places the Omni Grove Park Inn as a premium destination venue. The landscape booklet is 14"w x 7.5"h, printed with self-cover on 100lb silk text and saddle-stitched.

Beautiful look book for Omni Grove luxury wedding venue

Education Prospectus

A well presented prospectus is important for academic institutions to attract new students and keep investors informed. This saddle-stitch brochure (left) is a good solution for summary documents, while a perfect-bound flat spine is better for this 80 page alumni magazine (right). Both are printed on 80lb uncoated text with 80lb smooth cover. The finished size is 8.5"w x 10.75"h.

Professionally printed prospectus and strategic plan

Perfect-Bound Magazines

The creators of Collaborative Living Magazine appreciate stylish marketing that is both cost-effective and representative of their high-end clientele. This sophisticated production features a gloss 100lb cover and 60 inside pages printed on 70lb gloss paper. It is perfect-bound for a sleek look. Finished size is 9.25"w x 12"h

Perfect bound luxury home magazine, Asheville

Direct Mail

American Forest Management provides their sales professionals with marketing tools specific to their region. This 4-page newsletter (top) is printed with the recipients name on 80lb gloss coated text. It is folded from 11" x 17" to 8.5"w x 5.5"h and sealed with a tab for mailing. Agents can also log onto their company portal to order postcards customized with their specific information by uploading images and addresses for mailing. This impressive jumbo-sized postcard (bottom-left) is 11" x 6", printed on thick silk coated cover.

Real estate newsletter for mailing

Not For Profit Portfolios

We are proud to collaborate with organizations like Unbroken Spirit, which provides meaningful training to empower veterans to reach their potential. Literature includes pamphlets and flyers, participant workbooks, business cards, stationery, mailing campaigns, displays and more.

Print samples for Unbroken Spirit not-for-profit organization

Fundraising Appeals

An appeal from these adorable fur babies is hard to resist, especially when it is personally addressed to you. This mailing campaign for Brother Wolf Animal Rescue uses variable data to individualize every letter. Each envelope includes a no.9 pre-paid return envelope and 8.5"w x 14"h letter with perforated tear-off, printed on 70lb smooth text.

Donation letter and envelope for Brother Wolf funding appeal

Specialty Packaging

When Spicewalla Brand teamed up with celebrity T-Pain, they wanted a special limited-edited package to make their flavor collection really pop. This box is digitally printed with white and gold ink on 132lb deep black Neenah folding board with an eggshell texture, and custom die-stamped using our original Heidelberg cutter.

Special edition T-Pain and Spicewalla package

Kraft Cartons

Echoview Fiber Mill is an award-winning manufacturer dedicated to sustainable practices. These charming packages are printed flat with UV ink on kraft folding board and die-cut to shape.

Recycled packaging for Echo View natural wool products

Tradeshow Essentials

 In today's competitive marketplace, tradeshows and events provide a unique opportunity to promote your business. This travel-friendly ensemble includes a retractable floor banner with carry case (right), easy-roll vinyl banner (top) and a table throw (front) with adjustable tabs to neatly fit either a 6 foot or 8 foot table. 

Branded popup sign, banner and  table cover

Banner Screens

Banners can totally transform any sports field. In addition to promoting teams and sponsors, they also protect ball play from wind interference. This uniform series of banners are all printed on resilient 80oz mesh with gloss liner. Grommets provide simple, secure attachment.

Baseball fence lined with various blue sponsorship wind screens

Reflective Signs

We produce signs of all shapes and sizes. These parking signs with rounded corners are posted at Blue Ridge Health centers around the region. They are printed on transit grade reflective vinyl for high visibility and applied to 0.8mm aluminum. The final sign is 9" wide x 13" high.

Reflective handicapped parking signs

Yard Signs

Yard signs are a popular and practical solution for attracting local attention. But when it comes to durability, not all yard signs are created equally. This example for Mike's Heating and Cooling is made from sturdy 4mm corrugated plastic, printed directly on a vacuum-flatbed large format printer with weather-resistant UV ink.

Colorful yard sign on a H wire frame made by  Advantage Direct

Sign Boards

This commercial sign board for Buchanan Construction is 72" x 48". It is digitally printed directly onto 4mm polymetal using our Acuity wide-format flatbed. Polymetal is a versatile aluminum composite material (ACM), made from aluminum on two sides of a recycled thermoplastic core. It is durable, lightweight and resists corrosion. A protective overlaminate was applied to the surface to inhibit UV damage.

Aluminium wall sign showing high definition images of houses

Wall Decals

This wall mural is bright, durable and washable - perfect for a Middle School. It is printed on 0.6 semi-rigid vinyl film which is embossed with a canvas pattern. When professionally applied, this material is designed to adhere aggressively to most surfaces including glass, tiles and painted metals for years of enjoyment.

Mural with school team mascot which covers entire wall

Continuous Wall Wrap

A grand walkway deserves a grand statement. This prime advertising position in a busy airport is changed out monthly, so it needs to be easy to remove. The wall wrap for GE AeroSpace is 20 foot long and 3.5 foot tall. It is printed in a continuous roll on 6mil Argent All-in-one, a semi-rigid, pressure sensitive vinyl that can endure the rigors of heavy traffic. 

Large wall mural with closeup of jet turbine, advertising GE Areospace

Indoor Murals

Airport lobbies are an excellent venue for large format graphics. These  9 foot advertisements are printed on Photo Tex, a revolutionary self-adhesive polyester fabric which can be applied directly to walls. Unlike vinyl it can be repositioned to achieve a flawless wrinkle-free surface and  can be removed without residue to be reused or recycled!

Premium signage on wall on Airport gateway
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Advantage Direct
1848 Brevard Road
Arden, NC 28704

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