
96 Best Practices for Graphic Designers: Grids and Page Layouts
Although margins on a page are a seemingly simple
and widely used convention, determining their use for
a particular application can be challenging. Margins
serve several purposes, such as framing the content in a
way that is visually pleasing and aids in the design. For
example, equal margins can create a static page with
no real weight, while margins that position the live area
asymmetrically can help to activate the negative space
and make the composition more dynamic. Margins also
protect the content. Because of variations in printing
and trimming, the margins keep the content ...