Fold the Graduation Year Into a Book
A gift for a graduate, made out of the thing school is made of. The year carries the milestone; a book cover in school colors carries the rest.
2026 folded into a 300-page book — rendered from the pattern's actual fold coordinates.
Download 2026 PDF — FreePick the format
Digits are narrow, so even the full year is an easy fold. Type the exact year into the generator and it fits the pattern to your book.
| Design | Book needed | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 26Short form | ~150p | Two digits fit almost any paperback — the quick version. |
| 2026Full year | ~300p | Four digits still fit a standard 300-page book. The one most people fold. |
| GRAD 26Word + year | ~450p | Letters cost more than digits — this needs a thicker book but reads instantly. |
The school is in the cover
Every school has its two colors, and second-hand shelves have every color of book. Fold the year into one cover color and display it against the other — the gift names the school without a single crest.
Cover + shelf
Fold into the primary color, stand it on a runner or shelf in the secondary — the pairing does the work.
The textbook trick
Fold the year into a retired textbook from their major. The inside pages are the inside joke.
A pair of books
One book folded with the year, one with their initial — graduation and name, side by side.
Yearbook-adjacent
Leave the flyleaf unfolded and have classmates sign it before you fold — a yearbook they can display.
Any year, any book
Type the year into the free generator — it checks the fit against the exact book you have before you fold a page.
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