• Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    As a former print graphics guy, I figure it’s 50/50 fully intentional or publisher/editor just didn’t listen.

    “C’mon, nobody’s gonna think that but a few kids.”

    Everyone is going to think that. It’s 1999.”

    But in reality it was probably a communal “hehehehe send it”.

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      6 months ago

      Doesn’t the layout get designed and approved in some DTP software where it looks perfectly fine because it’s all 2D?

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        6 months ago

        Yeah, but the fold isn’t a mystery, it’s kinda in print 101 territory. Anyone involved in a product like that book would be aware from the start.

        Not saying some “has the final say” kinda guy didn’t sign off on a pdf and act surprised, but in reality that book probably got signed off on a physical copy.

        In reality it’s probably just plain intentional for design reasons and has a bonus side effect that someone LOLed about after.

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    6 months ago

    Well, would they predict the pages curling up? It can look very different when planning on a monitor.