February 15, 2008 – 9:00 am
I’ve talked about setting up a consistent baseline before, but I realized I’ve not explained exactly how to do it; I’ve only mentioned it briefly at best.
First, you should be familiar with the points and picas system, and also how to use them.
It will require a bit of planning, but your documents will turn out [...]
November 16, 2007 – 9:00 am
By the way, it’s pronounced pieka, as in pie, not pika. Please, no pika.
A quick recap from the last post:
1 inch = 6 picas
1 pica = 12 points
1 inch = 72 points
Why Use Points and Picas?
The thing that I like about using the pica system for page layout is that a US standard 8.5 x [...]
November 14, 2007 – 9:00 am
When I was looking at designing my first big print piece, I decided it was time to learn more about the grid and about the measurement system of points and picas.
I started reading about picas and it immediately clicked with me: even our screen resolutions are based on this system! Haven’t you ever thought that [...]
