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huck · #1 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 07:43 PM

Hello.

How do you guys call the process that you do in InDesign, Quark, Ventura and so on, when you make a newspaper, magazine, book...
I have a dispute with my russian colleague.

Thanks.

seetomtype · #2 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 07:56 PM

At my shop it's called layout until you get the file press ready, which
in our case, generally includes imposition of the original file. But at my shop
that's called imposition, oddly enough.

Pointyhat · #3 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 08:41 PM

The layout of text is called pagination.

bluekivi · #4 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 09:01 PM

We've always called it "layout" or "creative", but we have a separate department for that. Once files are approved they move to "prepress" for preflighting, proofing, etc.

huck · #5 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 11:05 PM

Aha. How then should i say when i want to say that i'm doing the process?

I am ... a newspaper (magazine etc).

Thank you.

bluekivi · #6 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 11:27 PM

You are then laying out a newspaper if you using an existing design and replacing the content.

If you are starting from no previous example I would then say you are designing a newspaper.

At least if you are in Ontario, Canada.

Pointyhat · #7 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huck

Aha. How then should i say when i want to say that i'm doing the process?

I am ... a newspaper (magazine etc).

Thank you.

Looks around :roll: Huh????
I am PAGINATING a newspaper (magazine etc).

bluekivi · #8 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 02:41 AM

pagination |?paj??n? sh ?n| noun

the sequence of numbers assigned to pages in a book or periodical.

DERIVATIVES paginate |?paj??n?t| verb

ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: noun of action from paginate, from French paginer, based on Latin pagina ‘a page’ (see page 1 ).

:wink:

beermonster · #9 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 03:48 AM

we call it page layout - basically thats what you are doing - laying out the pages

David · #10 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 04:42 AM

page layout, page assembly file, creative, quark doc, ID file, preliminary page file, finals, design layout, concept, composition, ...

all acceptable terms we get here for the various forms and stages of files for print.

here's a short list of some design terms:

http://webhost.bridgew.edu/adirks/al...n/desterms.htm

if you want to have some fun:

http://www.collemcvoy.com/findthe25d...signterms.html