Type Scales: Modular Sizes with POWER, Leading and Characters per Line
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You build a modular type scale from a base size and a ratio, set the leading for each level, count the characters that fit on a line of the catalogue column and size a column for a comfortable line length.
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- 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