Textural Compositions, Continued
Overlays
Overlays are sheets of paper or acetate containing all the information
production personnel need to produce the final product.
If an overlay sheet
is incorrect, the final product will be incorrect also. The type of information
on overlay sheets includes the kind, size, and style of type for each group or
part of the layout, specific margins or line lengths, information about
illustrations and photographs, colors of ink required with each element
marked with each color, paper specifications for the kind, finish, weight,
color, and size, the number of copies required, and the reproduction process,
if known.
Mechanicals
Mechanicals are camera-ready layouts. Mechanicals are produced after the
comprehensive layout and the final decisions are made regarding the end
product.
Dummies
Layouts for booklets and pamphlets are called dummies. There are two types
of dummies: preliminary dummies and paste-up dummies. Preliminary
dummies are made before the type is set. Paste-up dummies are those made
from proofs after the composition is complete. Refer to Illustrator
Draftsman Volume 4, chapter 1, for more complete instructions regarding
layout dummies.
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