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***** E-Mail Desktop Publishing Design Course *****
*** LESSON 2B ***
Type specimens, line counters, and layout grids make it easier to plan
the work. A record of the solution ensures that the time and effort
spent are not wasted.
ESTABLISH STANDARDS
Keep a written and illustrated spec sheet for each publication noting
the typefaces and size, column width, margins, grid, and sub-heading
system used. A standard form will ensure that nothing is forgotten.
Although such information may be stored in disk, it also helps to keep
a hard copy in a ring binder. It is also useful to record examples of
headings, quotes, and illustrations that might be worth repeating; and
where they are stored.
***SAMPLE SPEC SHEET***
Title: E-Mail Design Course
Format: 8-1/2 X 11"
Body text: 10 point type on 12 point body Times SAMPLE
Full page depth: 62 lines of 10 on 12 point
Full page width: 6-15/16 inches
Column widths: 2 col 3-3/8 inch with 3/16 inch gutter
Margins: Head 5/8 inch
Foot 7/8 inch (excluding folio)
Inside 3/4 inch
Outside 9/16 inch
Chapter titles: 18 point Times bold upper and lower case SAMPLE
Intro paragraph: 12 point Times 4-9/16" start line #9 SAMPLE
Chapters start: on line 17
Folios: (page numbers) in foot margin, full out left and right
1 line space between text and figures
Captions: 10 point Times
ETC, ETC
You get the idea.
***** A NOTE ON MARGINS *****
Classical book margins have their origins in ancient manuscripts.
In these the foot margin was about twice the head margin; the outside
was an average of the head and foot together, and the inside was half
the outside. Although these proportions are no longer adhered to, the
general principle still applies in book work. If the foot margin is the
same or less than the head, the text will look like it is falling off
the page. The two inside margins, seen together, will roughly equal
the outside. Such margins are well suited to the novel or other
continuous sustained reading but they do not permit the dynamic use of
type or space demanded for more general publications.
When planning margins:
Always consider the layout in pairs of pages - a spread.
When doing inside margins, consider how the publication is going to be
bound.
Remember to allow for folios (page numbering) and running heads if
they are to go into the top and bottom margins.
Now onto COLUMN LAYOUTS
┌──────────────┬──────────────┐
Single column, full page width │ ┌─────────┐ │ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │xxxxxxxxx│ │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │
Advantages: Usually gets in plenty │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │
of unbroken text, economical │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │
│ │xxxxxxxxx│ │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │
Disadvantages: The very long lines │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │
are likely to carry too many │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │ │xxxxxxxxx│ │
words for comfortable reading │ └─────────┘ │ └─────────┘ │
unless you use larger type and │ 2 │ 3 │
extra interline space. └──────────────┴──────────────┘
The solid mass of text gives less opportunity for sub-heads, secondary
text, and illustrations. The result may be dull and uninteresting to
the reader.
Most suited to continuous and sustained reading in a small page size,
for example a 5-1/2 X 8-1/2" page rather than a 8-1/2 X 11" page.
Typical proportions: 5-1/2 X 8-1/2" page
Text area - 4-3/8 X 6-7/8"
Margins - head 3/4", foot 7/8", inside 1/2", outside 5/8"
Typical Proportions: 8-1/2 X 11" page
Text area - 6-1/2 X 8-1/2
Margins - head 1, foot 1-1/2, inside 7/8, outside 1-1/8
***** Continued in next message *****