Type area

The type area, which determines the layout, refers to a design system that regulates the line spacing and column formation for texts as well as the size and arrangement of images.
Font sizes and typesetting information can be found in the Font chapter.

DIN A4 brochure (210 x 297 mm)
12 columns, column width 10 mm, gutter width 5 mm
Margins: top 9 mm, bottom 13 mm, inside 24 mm, outside 11 mm
Baseline grid: 5 mm

Special format brochure (190 x 260 mm)
12 columns, column width 9.5 mm, gutter width 4 mm
Margins: top 9 mm, bottom 15 mm, inside 22 mm, outside 10 mm
Baseline grid: 4 mm

DIN A5 brochure (148 x 210 mm)
10 columns, column width 8.5 mm, gutter width 4 mm
Margins: top 9 mm, bottom 13 mm, inside 19 mm, outside 8 mm
Baseline grid: 4 mm

1/3 DIN A4 brochure (99 x 210 mm)
8 columns, column width 7 mm, gutter width 4 mm
Margins: Top 9 mm, bottom 13 mm, inside 9 mm, outside 6 mm
Baseline grid: 4 mm

1/3 DIN A4 leaflet (99 x 210 mm)
8 columns, column width 7 mm, gutter width 4 mm
Margins: Top 9 mm, bottom 13 mm, left and legal 7.5 mm
Baseline grid: 4 mm

Further information can be found under Font

Adobe Indesign templates (indd) are available on request from Digital Media.