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** E-Mail Desktop Publishing Design Course **
***** LESSON 4C *****
Glossary continued
-O-
OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY, usually shortened to "OFFSET". A process of
printing from a flat surface in which the printing areas are greasy
and the non-printing areas are damp. The greasy and inked image is set
off from the printing plate onto a rubber blanket which transfers it
to paper.
OPACITY, the degree to which a paper is translucent.
OUTLINE LETTER, a letterform that is drawn in outline only with no
solid parts.
OUTSIDE, the outer, vertical edge of a page.
OVERMATTER, copy too long to fit the text area and so will have to be
cut.
-P-
PAGE, one side of a leaf. Also TO PAGE, dividing galley proofs and
illustrations into pages.
PAGE DEPTH, the length of the text area on the page.
PASTEUP, type proofs and illustrations stuck down together as a guide.
PERFECT BINDING, a method of binding single leaves by gluing them
together on one edge.
PICA, the standard unit of typographical measurement = 12 points.
POINT, the basic unit of typographic measurement. 1 pt = appx 1/72".
PRELIMS, the opening or "preliminary" pages of a document before the
text proper begins.
PROOF, a trial print to be checked for corrections.
-Q-
QUARTO, a page a quarter the size of the basic sheet
QUOTES, marks which indicate speech. Either single or double.
-R-
READABILITY, a function of how type is used. Given a legible type, the
readability of a page will depend as much on the layout as on the
typeface.
RECTO, a right-hand side page.
REGISTER, the exact positioning of two or more printings on a sheet.
REGISTER MARKS, crosses or sight marks on artwork or a printed sheet
to ensure proper register.
REVERSING OUT, printing a white image on a solid background or tint
panel.
REVISE, a corrected proof or the act of proof correction.
RIVERS, white lines appearing to run vertically through a text
paragraph.
ROMAN FIGURES, I, II, IV, X , etc.
RULES, lines of various thickness and pattern used to divide and box
text on a page.
RUN, the number of copies to be printed.
RUN ON, (printing) extra copies printed at the same time as the
original run; (typesetting) text continuing on the same line.
RUNNING HEAD, a small headline repeated at the top of each page.
-S-
SADDLE-STITCH, bind by passing a wire or thread through the center of
a folded section.
SECTION, a printed sheet folded to page size.
SELF-COVER, a cover of the same paper as the rest of the document.
SELF-ENDS, the first and last pages of a document used to attach it to
the binding.
SET SOLID, type set without any extra space between the lines.
SIDE HEADING, a subheading in the side margin.
SIDE STAB, bind by passing wire staples through the side of the bound
edge.
SPINE, the bound edge.
SPREAD, a pair of facing pages.
SQUARE UP, to specify an illustration as a rectangle.
STRESS, (type) the apparent direction of the weight of a letter from
the vertical to the oblique.
SUBHEADING, a heading appearing within the body of the text.
SUPERIOR FIGURES, small numerals appearing above the x-height.
Sometimes called "superscript".
SWASH, (type) characters with additional flourishes.
** CONTINUED IN LESSON 4D **