1. Once a format is identified, a designer needs to determine
how close the image and copy can be to the edges. This is
known as the margin.
A typical margin in a print design is .5 inches.
Format
Constraints
Fundamentals of Design
Unit 1: Format
Module 3: Format Constraints
2. Sample of business card margins
Fundamentals of Design
Unit 1: Format
Module 3: Format Constraints
3. Sample of design format
Fundamentals of Design
Unit 1: Format
Module 3: Format Constraints
Jan Tschichold Book Cover Design Shepard Fairey Poster
4. Sample of Advertisement formats
Fundamentals of Design
Unit 1: Format
Module 3: Format Constraints