Textural Compositions, ContinuedFinal sizeSelecting a final size for the printed product affects not only the size of thepage but page proportion. In determining final product size, consider thesize of stock available, the limitations and capability of the reproductionequipment you intend to use, and the finished binding operations.Select apage size that can be cut out of stock sheets with the least amount of wasteand conforms, as often as possible, to standard sheet sizes.Standard sheetsizesSeveral standard sheet sizes are used throughout the industry and the Navy.The most common standard sized sheet is 8 ½ by 11 inches. Index cardapplications are 3 by 5 and 5 by 8 inches. Photographic standards are 5 by 7or 8 by 10 inches.ProportionSize affects the proportion or the ratio from width to height. Placing theabove standard sheet sizes with their bottom and left edges together showsthe relationship between proportions.Figure 1-32 shows the proportion between standard sized sheets.Figure 1-32.—Proportions betweenstandard sheet sizes.Continued on next page1-40
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