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Record 1 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
DEF

A fundamental drawing which is made to help decide how a particular job should be designed. From these sketches the final plans for printing, or the layout, will be drawn.

OBS

Although rough and thumbnail sketches are often used synonymously, a thumbnail is in fact the smallest possible rough. Certain sources prefer the term visual where colour or third dimensions must be indicated, for example, in package design or in point-of-sale material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Ébauche dont se sert le graphiste afin de mettre ses idées sur papier et, par là, déterminer rapidement la marche à suivre.

OBS

Les esquisses ne se font pas au format définitif mais selon des schémas, la plus petite échelle étant le thumbnail ou tracé miniaturisé.

Spanish

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