How to size the thickness of the spine of the picture book
As an aspiring art editor, I often encounter this problem: How to determine the thickness of the spine according to the number of pages in the picture book and the thickness of the paper. This seems to be a simple question, but I have always been puzzled by it.
Today, we are in the era of information explosion, information channels are more and more smooth, there are more and more album products in the market, and competition is more and more fierce. The publishing quality of the album directly affects the audience's evaluation and cognition of the brand or personal image. In particular, the spine of the picture book is directly related to the quality and beauty of the product, and has become an important factor affecting the consumer's purchase intention. Therefore, how to determine the thickness of the spine becomes more and more important.
I. Determine the type and thickness of paper
This question has one premise: Picture book inside the page of paper has been determined to use the type and thickness, because and paper thickness has a direct relationship. In the selection of album paper, we should consider in addition to the characteristics of the fabric, also need to consider the quality of the paper to play what kind of creative effect. Therefore, with the content, design and demand of the album, the material, texture, thickness and color of the paper inside the album will also be different. The thickness of the inside page of the picture album determines the size of the spine thickness of the picture album, generally speaking, the more pages of a single picture album, the thicker the paper, the greater the thickness of the spine.
II. Determining the width of the spine
When determining the width of the spine, we need to take into account convenience and aesthetics. While most albums are glued, Saddle Stitch and Perfect Binding have their advantages and disadvantages. The benefits of Saddle Stitch stitching are: It can be unfolded like a common book, and the display area is large. The advantages of Perfect Binding adhesive are: It's more suitable for a picture book with a lot of pages and makes the spine look neat and beautiful.
For the Saddle Stitch stitching and Perfect Binding adhesive, the width of the spine is not much different, generally about 3-5 mm. However, for the album with many pages and thick paper, the selection of the adhesive binding method should also change accordingly. so as to achieve a good degree of practicality and aesthetics.
III. Determine the thickness of the spine of the picture book
Based on these two prerequisites, our determination of the spine thickness of the picture book becomes much easier. In most cases, the thickness of the inner page and the way of adhesive has determined the thickness of the spine, we only need to choose according to the standard thickness. The thickness of the standard album is generally between 1.5mm and 5mm. The specific thickness should be considered by the number of pages of the album, the thickness of the paper, the type of paper, the cost control and the aesthetic degree. Specially, if the special picture album, also needs to be adjusted according to different requirements and art effects, to achieve the best effect.
Therefore, for the picture book spine thickness how to determine the size of this issue, can only say "who can do nothing, although there is no fixed pattern". The specific question depends onPicture AlbumDesign requirements, actual requirements, and cost budgets. But for those who are demanding, quality-conscious and brand-friendly designers, we can only say: It takes time to familiarize yourself with the manual, read the techniques, and master some basic principles to make a better design.
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