Dummies, ContinuedOther pagesThe principal requirement of the other pages, such as the preface or table ofcontents, are legibility and attractiveness. When you plan the index, placeconvenience for the reader ahead of artistic design. Index pages are set in 8-point type with hanging indentations and initials or words set in capitals orboldface type. Divide the index pages into two or three columns.TextIndicate areas of text by drawing a rectangle or ruling in a series of lines.Trace or rough-in display text. Cutlines (captions or legends) below theillustrations are text that pertain directly to the image. Set a caption a fullcolumn width regardless of the width of the illustration. If a legend consistsof one or two lines, center it, otherwise, create a hanging indentation bysetting the first line flush left and indenting the following line 1 em.IllustrationsandphotographsSketch or trace illustrations or draw a rectangle and indicate whichillustration or photograph belongs in that area. Place them close to the textto which they apply. If an illustration is narrower than the type or if it doesnot have a square outline, run four or five lines of type above and below it tosquare up the page. For extremely narrow art, set the type on a narrowmeasure and place it beside the illustration.SingleillustrationsPlace single illustrations at the top or at the optical center of the page. Theoptical center is one tenth (page length) above the mathematical center of thepage.Facing pageswithillustrationsIn book work, consider facing pages as a unit. The right page predominatesthe left so if you have only one illustration, place it on the right-hand side ofthe layout. If you have two illustrations, share them between the two pages.Visually balance page layout, either symmetrically or asymmetrically.UnusualillustrationsOne unusual creative technique is a bleed illustration. These illustrationshave no margin between the edge of the image and the edge of the page.They appear to bleed right off the page. Use this technique sparingly. Donot bleed every illustration in the publication. If you have several relatedimages, you may group them together as a montage and allow the overallmontage to bleed from the page.Continued on next page1-29
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