Some basic units in book design are:
Leaves - individual sheets within a bound book
Pages - leaves have a front and back side, each is referred to as a page
Page Spreads - when bound together, the right (recto) and left (verso) pages are centered on a gutter where they are bound together at a spine
1 - Belly band
2 - Flap
3 - Endpaper
4 - Book cover
5 - Top edge
6 - Fore edge
7 - Tail edge
8 - Right page, recto
9 - Left page,verso
10 - Gutter
IMPOSITION
Precise arrangement of multiple pages on a large sheet of paper or press sheet. The layout and sequence is such that when the print is folded, bound and guillotined each element of the document is correctly positioned in the correct page sequence or order.
PAGINATION
Pagination is the process of dividing and numbering documents into pages. Pagination can include other attribute such as columns, margins, headers and footers. Paginated documents can be viewed on the web or on hardcopy.
There are many different ways to bind books; perfect binding, coil binding, plastic binding, multibinding, velo binding and thesis binding.
Here's an example of each method...
Perfect binding:
Plastic binding:
Multibinding:
Velo binding:
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