Editing The process of making a publication


When you want to make something public, ask yourself the following questions about your Publication:
== Content ==
What do you want to make public? 
== Target audience ==
Who is going to read it? How do you want to reach them?
= Medium =
Do you want to publish it digitally or printed, or can it be something else?
(This can be related to your target audience)
== Digital Publication ==
Should it be a website? An app? A blog? An ebook? Social media?
Read more about [[Online Platforms]]

== Printed Publication ==
Do you choose to make a book, a magazine, a poster, a banner?

= Conditions/Restrictions =
== Costs ==
Is there a budget? Is it limited or bottomless? How should it be spent?
== Time ==
How much time do you have? Is there a strict deadline?
== Edition ==
If printed, how big should the edition you need?

== Distribution ==
If digital, is it a standalone file or should it be hosted at a server.
== Technique ==
If you know the answers to the questions above, you can choose a printing technique. Mind you: this is not only a practical choice, but also a design choice. A publication printed with the Riso printer looks quite different from the Canon printer for instance.

= Design =
== Dummy ==
Highly recommended: making a dummy. This way you can see the order of your pages, double check typing mistakes, practice the binding, etc. 
== Handling the content: editorial design ==
How do you visually tell the story you want to tell? What images do you choose? Do you have photos or illustrations? How much text is in my publication? 
== Design software ==
Do you use InDesign? Illustrator? How do you make a printable PDF?
== Typography ==
How do I handle text in a visual way? Should it be read (or not)? How do I choose a typeface? 
== Paper choice ==
What kind of paper will you choose? Do you have a bottomless budget that allows you to use the most expensive paper? Does this choice work well with the chosen printing technique? And does this choice work well with the way you want to bind your publication?
== Binding choice ==
How are you going to bind your publication? Are you going to hand bind it? Do you have time for that? This is also related to the number of editions you want to print. Or will you use the glue binding machine? Or maybe a wire-o? And how does this choice affect the way you have to prepare your PDF?

===Loose page binding===
====Glue binding machine====

doesn't open 180
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with the machine can't do a3 but can do that by hand
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it will get loose with time
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if paper is very thick it will get loose fast
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have to make sure you have enough margins

====Wire-o binding====
[[File:Wireo.png|right|frameless|411x411px]]
flips 360
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you have to keep some margins in your design for the holes
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you have to cut the pages to size before the binding
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there are different colours at the Print Studio
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You can buy your own wire but check which ones work with the machine at the Print Studio

*See guide to Hole puncher and Wire-o

http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/Quickstartguide:HolePuncher
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http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/Quickstartguide:Wire-o

====Screw Binding====
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doesn't open 180
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you can add and subtract from it as long as the there is space on the screw
*For making the holes see the paper drill guide 
http://ps.wdka.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Quickstartguide:PaperDrill&action=edit&redlink=1

====Japanese binding==== 
doesn't open 180
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time consuming
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can make the pattern yourself
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paper can not be to thick
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make sure you have enough margins
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===Multiple pages binding===
====Hand binding====
time consuming 
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different threat options
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no size limit
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consider how many pages in one folding, that will change the way you export your pdf
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====Staple binding====
there is a limit to how many pages can be bound this way
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opens 180
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= PRODUCTION AND PLANNING = 

== Planning is key ==
Start with the publication date and plan backwards. 
== Extra time ==
Make sure you have some extra time to work under unforeseen circumstances. Something might not work out, like you cut the edges wrong or you spill a cup of coffee on your freshly printed books!