DummiesIntroductionYou now have determined the prepress preparation required to proceed to thenext phase of the reproduction process. This is the phase of preparing amock-up, called a dummy, that you paste and bind together in exactreproduction size. Dummies show the areas in publications that illustrationsand text occupy. They show the size, the binding, and the paper of the finalproduct. They enable you, your crew, and the originator to visualize the endproduct, project problems, and settle controversial points while still in theplanning stage. Once production begins, dummies also serve as a guide tokeep the project on track. Prepare your dummies before the mechanicals.The two types of dummies are the preliminary dummy and the paste-updummy.PreliminarydummiesThe preliminary dummy should be made up before the publication is typeset.GeneralStart by making thumbnail sketches, building your design around the mostconstruction ofimportant elements on the page. In a preliminary dummy for a lengthypreliminarydummiespublication, make the layouts for key pages first, such as the cover, the titlepage, and one or two of the text pages. This should give you an idea abouthow many pages the publication will take. You may be able to copyfit smallpublications to determine the number of overall pages.Figure 1-21 shows a series of thumbnail sketches for a preliminary dummy.Figure 1-21.—Thumbnail sketchesfor a preliminary dummy.Continued on next page1-26
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