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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Potter" data-source="post: 1393772" data-attributes="member: 2323"><p>I too agree with Prest0. I'm not a publisher, but I am a graphic designer and the saying I always used to hear about the 'double-space-after-a-period' thing is, "If you're old enough to remember having to do it on a typewriter, you're old enough to know better than to still do it."</p><p></p><p>I would add - from a strict design sense - the following:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The inclusion of multiple art pieces on the front page is somewhat problematic since they are in different styles. The two line-art pieces on the right appear to be by the same artist and are done in the same style - therefore they complement each other and give your product a unifying 'identity'. The other two pieces - while they are fine pieces of art - are done in different styles. This is particularly true of the grayscale image on the upper left. It immediately jumped out at me when I looked at the front page.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The first paragraph on page 2, which is written as a letter/journal exerpt would benefit from either a different typeface or point size to separate it from the standard body copy used in the rest of the document. Perhaps setting these 'flavor text' bits off from the rest of the document with shaded boxes would help to clearly delineate them.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The section headers (ie., "Overview of the Valley, by Rudy VanRoland") should probably be centered rather left justified. The same applies to the quotation information for the flavor text (ie., "Rudy VanRoland, Exiled Doctor of the...").<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">It's good typesetting to keep your paragraphs together as much as possible. If the paragraphs must jump columns, it's a good idea to keep a minimum of two lines in each column. At the bottom of page 2, the first column ends with a single line from the next paragraph. That's another thing that jumped out at me.</li> </ol><p></p><p>As far as the border and the monster formatting goes, I had no problem with either. There is enough visual space between the border and the body copy that I don't think the border interferes with readability. And I actually like the artwork breaking up the columns of text as it does - particularly the borderless image at the bottom of page 4. It's a very appealing layout.</p><p></p><p>Hope this is more helpful than it is insulting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Potter, post: 1393772, member: 2323"] I too agree with Prest0. I'm not a publisher, but I am a graphic designer and the saying I always used to hear about the 'double-space-after-a-period' thing is, "If you're old enough to remember having to do it on a typewriter, you're old enough to know better than to still do it." I would add - from a strict design sense - the following: [list=1] [*]The inclusion of multiple art pieces on the front page is somewhat problematic since they are in different styles. The two line-art pieces on the right appear to be by the same artist and are done in the same style - therefore they complement each other and give your product a unifying 'identity'. The other two pieces - while they are fine pieces of art - are done in different styles. This is particularly true of the grayscale image on the upper left. It immediately jumped out at me when I looked at the front page. [*]The first paragraph on page 2, which is written as a letter/journal exerpt would benefit from either a different typeface or point size to separate it from the standard body copy used in the rest of the document. Perhaps setting these 'flavor text' bits off from the rest of the document with shaded boxes would help to clearly delineate them. [*]The section headers (ie., "Overview of the Valley, by Rudy VanRoland") should probably be centered rather left justified. The same applies to the quotation information for the flavor text (ie., "Rudy VanRoland, Exiled Doctor of the..."). [*]It's good typesetting to keep your paragraphs together as much as possible. If the paragraphs must jump columns, it's a good idea to keep a minimum of two lines in each column. At the bottom of page 2, the first column ends with a single line from the next paragraph. That's another thing that jumped out at me.[/list] As far as the border and the monster formatting goes, I had no problem with either. There is enough visual space between the border and the body copy that I don't think the border interferes with readability. And I actually like the artwork breaking up the columns of text as it does - particularly the borderless image at the bottom of page 4. It's a very appealing layout. Hope this is more helpful than it is insulting. [/QUOTE]
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