Layout Grids: Column Widths, Spans across Gutters and the Baseline Grid
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In this lesson
You calculate column widths for five grids on an A4 page, the width of a two-column span on the 6-column grid, the baseline grid step in mm and how many baselines fit in the text area.
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Lessons in this course
- Pixels to Print Size: Effective PPI, Low-Resolution Flags and Maximum Print Width Locked
- Bleed and Safe Area: Document Sizes, Safe Zones and mm–Inch Conversions Locked
- Imposition: Items per Press Sheet, Rotated Layouts and Sheets Needed with Overs Locked
- Paper Weight: gsm to Grams, Mailing-Piece Weight and Postage Bands Locked
- Booklets and Books: Page Counts in Multiples of 4 and 16, Blank Pages and Spine Width Locked
- Type Scales: Modular Sizes with POWER, Leading and Characters per Line Locked
- Layout Grids: Column Widths, Spans across Gutters and the Baseline Grid Locked
- Print Quotes: Setup plus Unit Cost, the Cheaper Process and the Break-Even Quantity Locked