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IMPOSITION PLAN [1 record]

Record 1 2019-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A guide that indicates how images should be assembled on the sheet to meet press, folding, and bindery requirements.

CONT

An imposition plan helps a designer to plan the colour fall so that all the pages that need printing with a certain colour can be grouped together... The imposition plan can look confusing : some pages appear upside-down...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maquette et mise en page
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
CONT

Le plan d'imposition de l'imprimeur peut sembler énigmatique pour des yeux non avertis, car certaines pages semblent être imprimées la tête en bas.

OBS

[Le tracé d'imposition] comporte également des indications pour le montage des éléments graphiques et rédactionnels.

Spanish

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