Sample Animal Cover Mechanical Layout Specifications

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Specifications
Cover
  • The colored bar at the top is 127mm wide x 3.175mm high (not including the bleed). It is centered on the page leaving 12.7mm of white space on either side. It prints using the second PMS color (PMS 8883).
  • The animal and the title type should be the same proportional dimensions as they are on the original cover, leaving 12.7mm of white space on either side.
  • The color rule below the animal is 8pt, 127mm wide. It is centered on the page leaving 12.7mm of white space on either side. It prints using the second PMS color (PMS 8883).
  • The IN A NUTSHELL color box is 127mm wide x 18.418mm high. It is centered on the page leaving 12.7mm of white space on either side, and prints using the second PMS color (PMS 8883). The text is white, 54pt, centered, Adobe Garamond Book Condensed.
  • The type below the color box is 22pt, centered, Adobe Garamond Light Italic. Its baseline is 7.232mm below the bottom edge of the box.
  • The O'REILLY® logo is 12.7mm from the left edge. Its baseline is 12.7mm from the bottom. Your logo should appear directly above the O'REILLY® logo, 12.7mm from the left edge, and should be the same proportional dimensions as the O'REILLY® logo.
  • The author's name(s) is 14pt, flush right, Adobe Garamond Light Italic. Its baseline is 12.7mm from the right trim.
  • Leave 12.7mm of white space at the bottom of the front cover.

Spine
  • The color box that bleeds off the top of the spine is 23.283mm high (not including the bleed), is the same width as the spine. It prints using the second PMS color (PMS 8883). Inside this box is a portion of the cover animal (reduced to fit), with white masking underneath to prevent the box color showing through. Directly below is a 6pt black rule that is the same width as the color box.
  • The title type on the spine starts 29.5mm from the from the top trim, (not including the bleed). It is Adobe Garamond Book Condensed, centered horizontally on the spine, and should be as large as will comfortably fit in the area.
  • The text "IN A NUTSHELL" should be 36pt, centered, Adobe Garamond Book Condensed. It should appear in a color box that is the same width as the spine. It prints using the second PMS color (PMS8883).
  • The author's name(s) is 9pt Adobe Garamond Book, centered. Its baseline is 4mm from the bottom edge of the color box.
  • The O'REILLY® logo is centered horizontally on the spine. Its baseline is approx. 10.75mm from the bottom edge of the color box. The Nutshell logo should appear below the O'REILLY® logo. Its baseline is approximately 19.5mm from the bottom edge of the color box. Your logo should appear below the Nutshell logo, and should be the same proportional dimensions as the O'REILLY® logo.

Back Cover
  • The title type above the colored rule is 28pt, all caps, Adobe Garamond Book Condensed. Its baseline is 19.226mm from the top trim.
  • The baseline of the 8 pt colored rule below the title type is 24.783mm from the top trim. It is centered on the page, leaving 12.7mm of white space on either side, and prints using the second PMS color (PMS8883).
  • Inside the box below the title type is a portion of the cover animal (try to match the spine animal treatment). The top of the box is 28.75mm from the top trim, and it is flush left, 12.7mm from the left trim. There is a 0.5pt black rule around the box, which is approximately 20.5mm wide x 20.5mm high. The bottom of the box should be adjusted to align with the baseline of the nearest line of back cover copy.
  • The back cover copy is Adobe ITC Garamond 10/13, with 6pts between paragraphs. It begins 28.75mm from the top trim, and 12.7mm from the left trim and right edge. The back cover copy flows around the right edge of the boxed animal graphic with a 6pt offset.
  • The O'REILLY® logo is 12.7mm from the left edge, and its baseline is 12.7mm from the bottom. Your logo should appear directly above the O'REILLY® logo, 12.7mm from the left edge, and should be the same proportional dimensions as the O'REILLY® logo.
  • The A NUTSHELL® HANDBOOK logo is 12.7mm from the right edge. Its baseline is 12.7mm from the bottom.
  • Leave 12.7mm of white space at the bottom of the back cover.


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