Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Layout Systems
Columns justified to the head and foot margins, or to a specific module depth, create a rigidly geo-
metric band of text. Hanging columns provide a measure of consistency, balanced by their chan-
ging depth. Columns that change hangline and depth offer the most organic (and flexible) option
for arranging text, especially in terms of integrating images.
The differences in interval between column beginnings and endings must be decisive and con-
sidered for their rhythm. The heads and feet of the columns might be decided spontaneously or
determined by the existence of flowlines or modules in the columns.
Some regularity or system must clearly exist in the alternation of column logic to be
meaningful; otherwise, the audience simply recognizes the change but not its signific-
ance. When columns begin to separate vertically, shifting up and down past one anoth-
er—or dropping to different depths while adhering to a single hangline above—consider
