
(F39)_Job:12-40337 Title:RP-Design Elements 2nd Edition
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putting it all together
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WORKING WITH GRIDS
Grid by Text Alternatively, the designer
might approach the grid from the perspec-
tive of the text shape and volume. The
sheer amount of text that the publication
must accommodate is an important con-
sideration; if each page spread must carry
a particular word count to fit a prescribed
number of pages, the designer will have
some sense of how many lines of type must
appear on each page. This variable might
eventually affect the column width or
depth, but the optimal setting ...