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I really wish we'd switch to the ISO-216 sizes. A4 to A3 is so much more enjoyable and painless than Letter to Tabloid. This kind of thing came up often while
by glitch 12y ago
I really wish we'd switch to the ISO-216 sizes. A4 to A3 is so much more enjoyable and painless than Letter to Tabloid. This kind of thing came up often while making posters for campus because it was cheaper to NOT print out all of the posters on Tabloid. Rather, using a mix of Tabloid (for the important poster posting spots) and Letter (for unimportant spots and as flyers for handout). Always ended up having to spend more time to make two layouts because of it. And A4 to A5 for booklets without having to re-layout the document is a huge plus too! And for books, I like to use B4* to fold in half. (B5 pages are nicer than A5 pages for the kind of books I tend to read.) The proportions are all the same, so it just works! One layout, many paper size (of the same proportion) possibilities!
Edit: Additional note with regard to the book publication (depending on printing and binding method used)... Sometimes/often this is printed on something like A3 size for bleeding and with crop marks. The A3 paper is then folded and cut, so that the pages become B5 size. (Signatures essentially composed of folded B4 as a consequence of the cropping. There is of course difference between the outermost sheet and the innermost sheet in each paper signature, which is why it's all cropped at the end.)
- mxfh 12y agoIs there are reason that B5 sized paper sheets are only available as imports from Japan in Europe? The strict interpretation of the B series as a packaging format for the A series only seems somewhat archaic.
- glitch 12y agoLack of demand in the States for ISO 216 sizes in general makes it so that relatively/comparatively few stock such paper in the U.S. When wanting to print to the edges (full bleed), publishers will often print on B sized paper sheets with crop marks for A size (and then crop the paper to A size) or similarly print on A and crop to B.
- Symbiote 12y agoB5 paper sheets don't seem to be easily available in the UK. B5 books are the most common size though, most of my school exercise books were B5 or B4 — that allowed me to glue in a sheet of A-sized paper, possibly folded in half. Why do you prefer B5 to A4 for paper?
- glitch 12y agoTo answer your question about my preference... For non-fiction books, A4 pages seem too big for me, A5 pages seem little too small to me, and B5 pages seem just right. Again, this is just for non-fiction books. Fiction books I prefer more A5-sized. Just my own personal, subjective preference. That's all.
- tankenmate 12y agoThe A size formats are based around A0 being 1m² in area, the B size formats are based around the short edge of B0 being 1m long. The aspect ratio of both A & B sizes are √2.
- scott_karana 12y agoWARNING: Japanese B-series paper is not the same as ISO B-series paper! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#Japanese_B-series_variant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#Japanese_B-series_va...
- glitch 12y agoAdditional note: Yes, I realize 17"x22" (ANSI C) is a thing. But, that paper wasn't readily available in the specific scenario given. The point is that if all common-use paper has the same proportion, then availability of needing "this or that certain proportion" is less of an issue... or rather becomes a non-issue. When all commonly used paper has the same proportion, then the possibility for the inconsistent proportion problem occurring in every-day life essentially goes away.