Basic knowledge of book layout design

Seeing that a lot of friends like to do book binding things, it is also a coincidence that just finishing this part of the class notes, they have chosen some common sense things to share with you. Of course, any normative thing is dead. Only the idea is always new. So learning the rules of the school is not trying to frame everyone's thinking, but it is a breakthrough from the foundation of understanding and a more pragmatic way out of their own path.

The definition of book design:

Fingerprints, fonts, layouts, illustrations, covers, covers, and prior art designs for paper, printing, binding, and materials. The overall design from the original to the book is also referred to as the framing design.

Framed English: book design or book binding design.

Actually it is: visual arts. Communication art / printing arts. Type design / graphic design. Graphic design / edit design. Industrial design / desktop design.

Designing tasks in book design:

1. Form and content are united.

2. Consider the reader's age, occupation, and education level.

3. Art + technology.

The scope of design in book design:

1. The choice of size and shape.

2. A series of designs for appearance, cover, cover, spine, lesbian, jacket, girdle, head cloth, bookmark, bookmark cloth, book top, book mouth.

3. Typography (including: font, font size, character spacing, line spacing, column, title, text, comments, book brow and page number design.

4. Zero page design (including: page, ring lining, copyright page).

5. Drawing of illustrations.

6. Selection and application of printing process.

7. Material selection and application.

Basic knowledge of book layout design:

First, the purpose of layout design: to facilitate readers, give the reader a beautiful enjoyment.

Second, the definition of layout design: layout layout design. In a certain format, the genre, structure, level, and illustrations of the manuscripts are artistically and rationally dealt with.

Third, some commonly used layout specifications:

1) Poetry Collection: Usually a relatively narrow, small format book.

2) Theoretical books: Large 32 open more commonly used.

3) Children's books: Close to a square opening.

4) Small dictionary: 42 open size, 106/173mm.

5) Science and Technology Book: It requires a larger and wider copy.

6) The album: There are more squares.

Fourth, art design:

1) Whether the seal design and cover design meet the contents and requirements of the book, and whether there is any text on the spine.

2) Whether the seal design and the cover design are combined in the overall scheme (eg, text, color).

3) Whether the materials used for the cover are reasonable.

4) Whether the cover design adapts to the bookbinding process requirements (eg: cover and spine joints, paperback creases, and hardcover book recesses, etc.).

5) Whether pictures (photos, illustrations, technical illustrations, decorations, etc.) are combined in the basic program and are selected according to the requirements of the book.

6) Technology: Is the layout balanced (the kerning is not too wide or too narrow).

7) Layout: Does the quality of the layout of the Table of Contents Index, Tables, and Formulas match the three-dimensional part? Does the kerning match the size of the word and the style of the word (in terms of body fonts, title fonts and book names, punctuation and other special Is the kerning of the symbol appropriate?) Is the kerning evenly spaced? Whether the line break of the title meets the meaning of the text. Does the boldness of the font suit the style of the font; is it wise to change the word? Is it too much? Only the left side of the layout, the right side is harmonious?

8) Imposition: whether the imposition is consistent and consistent; whether the spacing of titles, chapters, paragraphs, pictures, etc. is uniform; whether to avoid the occurrence of bad punctuation in the first character position of the first line of the page.