"Starting with a Blank Page" - Design Basics

DPS stands for . . .

With a DPS, we look at the left and right pages as one layout. Instead of two vertical rectangles, it's viewed as one horizontal rectangle.

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What is a journalistic unit of measurement?

What is the first element placed/created when designing a spread?

• internal margin

• eyeline

• pica

• dominant photo

• headline

Avoid using grids so that internal margins are varied and intentionally inconsistent.

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Eyelines should be placed in the center of a DPS.

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Each pica is made up of how many points?

Generally, one empty pica should be left between each element.

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It is not necessary for every photo to have a caption.

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All captions should maintain the same width as the image/column structure of the spread.

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