Section 04
The Page
The grid, the balloon and the format. Three tiers of panels, the balloon placed before the drawing, and a trim size decided by the press — three entries on the page as a made thing.
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The three-tier grid
Three rows of panels was the working default, and almost every departure is measured against it.
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Lettering and balloons
The balloon is placed before the art is finished, because reading order is a drawing problem.
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Pamphlet formats
Page count and trim size were set by what the press and the paper allowed.