tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post2144800503619749248..comments2023-06-04T11:38:40.921-04:00Comments on words / myth / ampers & virgule: A marginal noteDick Margulishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10169512038331158003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post-58010931582047179142010-01-02T13:50:18.512-05:002010-01-02T13:50:18.512-05:00Great information, Dick. I'm curious what thos...Great information, Dick. I'm curious what those margins might be for a 6x9 250 page b&w paperback. <br /><br />I was thinking about top .75", bottom 1", gutter internal 1.25" and outer margin .75"...am I way off or am I not giving enough information to make that assessment?<br /><br />Thanks for sending me your links.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805907382728566565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post-30443756540562555352008-02-18T22:13:00.000-05:002008-02-18T22:13:00.000-05:00I'm not surprised. It's easy to learn in one conte...I'm not surprised. It's easy to learn in one context (hardcover books) that the narrow gutter is good practice and then forget the underlying principle when you switch to a different context (perfectbound books). It's just an automatic design default that, until someone thwacks you upside the head, you never go back and reconsider.Dick Margulishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169512038331158003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post-41984406040352505282008-02-18T22:06:00.000-05:002008-02-18T22:06:00.000-05:00Very good, Dick. This is something I try to take i...Very good, Dick. This is something I try to take into account when designing. I'm rather surprised--on books for which I'm hired only to do the layout--however, how many publishers commission designs for books with that narrow gutter.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I remember when paperbacks were an inexpensive alternative to more expensive hard-covers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com