ELEMENTS OF LAY-OUT

The Style Sheet

The style sheet is one of the best features of electronic publishing. Attributes such as typeface, type size, and leading can be predefined, making the job of formatting your project quick and easy. The style sheet has many advantages. If, for example, the body text of your newsletter is laid out in Helvetica, you can change it to Times Roman with a single mouse click. If you hadn't originally tagged the body text as Helvetica, you would have to change each text block individually. However, before you begin defining styles for your publication, you should do the following:

Specify the page dimensions. Assign the number of pages. Set the width of the margins.

Grids: Organizing Your Layout

Non printing vertical and horizontal blue lines form a grid on the electronic page, creating an underlying structure for your layout. PageMaker's Master Page feature, found on the Window pull-down menu, makes the creation of a grid incredibly easy. Use the grid to organize the elements of your layout and unify the appearance of your publication.

Columns Headlines Kickers Decks Subheadings

Layout Tools
There are a variety of organizational tools that you should use to improve the look and readability of your publication. For instance, use sidebars when you need to fit several short, unrelated articles on the same page. Use pull-quotes to highlight the author's main ideas for readers.Other tools such as captions and bylines allow you to describe pictures and cite the author without interfering with the body of the article.

Pull-quotes Sidebars Captions Bylines Headers and Footers Jumplines

TYPES OF LAYOUT
A layout essentially refers to the arranging & grouping of machines which are meant to produce goods. The methods of grouping or types of layout are: 1. Process layout, functional layout or job shop layout. 2. Product layout, line processing layout or flow line layout. 3. Fixed position layout or static layout. 4. Cellular manufacturing layout or hybrid layout. 5. Combination layout or Hybrid layout.

TYPES OF POSTER LAYOUT

Wanted Poster
The Wanted Poster is considered to be the one of the best layouts for printed posters. Evidently, most posters designs nowadays have been patterned after it. Its design starts with a title on top of the printed poster; the center is filled with the main image, and the information can be found at the bottom part. Its design is also readable and easily noticeable, making it the best layout. Its header immediately draws the publics attention. It apparently shouts the word Wanted to the reader and because of curiosity; the reader will then look at the middle part of the printed poster and later read on the rest of information. The printed poster then has fulfilled its purpose.

Streamer Poster
The Streamer Poster puts all the important business information on its centre column; of which includes the title and other supporting information. This design allows the reader to focus on all the business information in the printed poster. Its concept is based on human instincts that a man or a woman will always look upwards or downwards when looking at something. Moreover, its text details keep the audiences attention.

Framing Poster
The Framing Poster utilizes a design that frames the pictures and text details in the middle. The images include plants, borders, and persons. It helps the reader focus on the image or text details on the centre of the poster. Basically, this kind of layout highlights the middle part of the poster.

Column/row Poster
Last but not the least, the Column/Row Poster is an informative type of layout. It drives the audience to scientific and academic awareness. It is best used if you want to place a lot of information in your poster. The images and text details are arranged into columns and rows, thus, providing the public an easy means of reading.