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Publishing design standard — summary

Every textbook style on this site follows the “Book & Textbook Publishing Design System and Build Standard”: 12 chapters, 272 rules (MUST 141 · MUST NOT 35 · SHOULD 78 · MAY 18). A rule-by-rule audit of the standard document itself found 229 met, 4 partly met and 39 not applicable.

Key points by chapter

ChapterRulesKey points
1 Trim, margins and grid21Pick one of six trim sizes; give margins as top, bottom, inside and outside. The type area is mirrored across the spread, print bleed is 3 mm on every side, spacing is a multiple of 4 pt.
2 Typography22Minimum print size 6.5 pt; hierarchy needs a 1.2× size step or a weight difference of 200. Korean body text breaks between words.
3 Book structure and running heads16Book parts follow a fixed order and chapters start on a right-hand (odd) page. Total page count is a multiple of 16 (one signature); running heads carry the book title and the chapter number and title.
4 Contents, numbering and cross-references19The build numbers chapters, sections, tables, figures and equations, makes the TOC and bookmarks, and checks cross-references.
5 Tables18Tables: 0.75 pt black rules above and below the header row and at the end, 0.5 pt light gray rules between rows, no verticals. Caption above the table, table text 1 pt smaller than body, columns at least 12 mm.
6 Figures, charts and images15Photos and screenshots at 300 ppi for print; nothing under 200 ppi. Lines inside figures at least 0.25 pt.
7 Photos58Manuscript photos in sRGB with an embedded ICC profile; JPEG quality 90+ for layout. Credits in 7 pt gray at the end of the caption.
8 Drawings and blueprints68Plans, site plans and maps carry a north arrow; the title block sits at the lower right with drawing name, number and scale. Landscape drawings are rotated on the page.
9 Code, equations and learning elements10Code in JetBrains Mono 8/12.5 pt; equation numbers at the right margin as (chapter-number). Learning-element boxes follow a fixed order.
10 Notes, quotations and index9Use footnotes when there are two or fewer short notes per page. The build fills in index page numbers.
11 Color and print production9Manuscript in sRGB; offset print files converted to CMYK with the printer’s ICC profile; black text as K100 only; PDF/X-4 for the printer; all fonts embedded.
12 Build, QA and release7Lower-case file names, edition numbers as edition.printing.build, and a Git tag on every build sent to the printer. Proof on paper at actual size.

Pages from the standard

Shown from the Korean edition of the standard.

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