PGA 233
Graphic Design
Chapter 7 : Book Design
DAE Printing & Graphic Art Technology | Second Year
Short Questions
Exact copy of a design before printing is called Dummy.
A dummy is a full-scale mock-up or prototype of a proposed product, publication, or design. It contains all the characteristics and visual elements that will be used in the final piece, including design, color, and layout.
Arrangement of the printed pages on the printer’s sheet is called Imposition.
Imposition is one of the fundamental steps in the prepress printing process. It consists of the arrangement of the printed product’s pages on the printer’s sheet, in order to obtain faster printing, simplify binding and reduce paper waste.
A gripper is basically a space on a sheet of paper that allows for the press to physically grip the paper. This is where the machine pulls the paper and guides it along the path to print. And so, anything under the guide is obviously outside of the printing area and effectively unprintable.
The back of a book is called Spine.
The spine of a book in graphic design is the edge of the book’s cover that runs along the side of the pages, connecting the front and back covers.
Modern books are paginated consecutively, and all pages are counted in the pagination whether or not the numbers appear. The page number, or folio, is most commonly found at the top of the page, flush left verso, flush right recto. The folio may also be printed at the bottom of the page, and in that location, it is called a drop folio. Drop folios usually appear either centered on each page or flush left verso and flush right recto.