Suggestion on A4 Margins for a book/magazine

hi guys,

 

i designing magazine/book journal psychiatric association. called book/magazine because reading long articles running text , few photographs. interior pages black , white , no colour  pictures. the  layout , design has "serious"  trying make more  interesting -considering cannot use color inside- while keeping formal style. client want use  garamond.

 

 

1) size , leading of garamond like? trying adobe  garamond pro 11.5 pt 14 pt leading. take in account is  people on 40 or 50 years , older reads long articles and  complaint magazine small minimal type size.

 

2) thinks of these margins a4 size? here sample.

 

margins:

 

top: 24 mm (0.944 inches)
bottom: 16 mm (0.629 inches)
inside: 16 mm (0.629 inches)
outside: 16 mm (0.629 inches)

 

 

sample layout text

 

a) 2 columns , half footnotes (not centered)
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ubahhmqilbkstabybvupg36qkihgh

 

b) 2  columns centered.
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=194nbrvvnhhbpqmoromskz9zaf0j0

 

for text , images
(10% of magazine, not usual layout)
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1zrtpay4bqf6pqampqvfjeiqlhtum

 

 

plan b (another option) be

 

body type: stemple garamond lt. (more x-height typography)
size/leading: 12/15 pt

 

1) 1 column space @ bottom margin footnotes.
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1vlxsfxq53wk4dfep5r2ziaivzzl

 

2) 2 columns space @ bottom margin footnotes. (the 2 columns have more design features play 1 column  central paragraph think).
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1lhmqxecgovepbpynewkqqlsvt42j

 

 

 

sorry long post, want show info available here.

 

 

thanks or info!

 

regards,
sebs

since nobody else wants start, will.

 

 

i'm not heavily book , magazine layout in normal work, references suggest column width should hold in range of 50 70 characters easy reading, , leading highly dependent on font. tall x-height requires more leading short x-height. don't want lines tight reader scans same line twice, , don't want spacing loose, either, same reason.

 

i favor large margins. accomodate creep during binding, , make easier read content near spine (your alternate layout has not enough inside margin, in opinion) , large outside margin gives reader place grip page without obscuring content or smearing ink.

 

what headers? publication not use sort of header or footer? you've left no space those...

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