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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
WD131: Fundamentals of Design
Unit 1: Format
Module 3: Format Constraints
Sample of business card margins
WD131: Fundamentals of Design
Unit 1: Format
Module 3: Format Constraints
Sample of design format
WD131: Fundamentals of Design
Unit 1: Format
Module 3: Format Constraints
Jan Tschichold Book Cover Design Shepard Fairey Poster
Sample of Advertisement formats
WD131: Fundamentals of Design
Unit 1: Format
Module 3: Format Constraints

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Wd131 unit 1 module 3 format constraints

  • 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 WD131: Fundamentals of Design Unit 1: Format Module 3: Format Constraints
  • 2. Sample of business card margins WD131: Fundamentals of Design Unit 1: Format Module 3: Format Constraints
  • 3. Sample of design format WD131: Fundamentals of Design Unit 1: Format Module 3: Format Constraints Jan Tschichold Book Cover Design Shepard Fairey Poster
  • 4. Sample of Advertisement formats WD131: Fundamentals of Design Unit 1: Format Module 3: Format Constraints