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The flatplan is a page overview of the entire magazine or printed material, as used in an editorial.
A '''flatplan''' is an overview of the entire magazine or publication, that shows how the articles and advertisements are laid out.
Previously, the layout of the magazine was really made on a flatplan. The editor poked the pages on a shelf so that all employees could see how the magazine was classified. When an ad has been made or canceled, or came to urgent news editor could the pages in a different place prick and still keep track of the content.
 
Nowadays, this classification is done digitally. For this specific software exists, but planning can be done in a flowsheet document can consult the employees. On the shelf you can see where the different sections, topics or advertisements are located, each of which can have its own layout style or layout. This could include the cover, the preface, news, interviews, various themed articles, preview of the next issue ...
In the past, the chief editor pasted the pages of the magazine to a board, so that the whole team of editors could see the structure of the magazine.
Using the board you get a good picture of the structure of the magazine and the templates (templates) or master pages that you will need this to make separate sections, each of which can have its own style. The individual templates can be reused later for pages with the same basic layout or later articles.
 
In French one speaks of a chemin de fer: as the train rides on the rails, so the magazine follows the structure editor gives it.<ref>wikisage(nl):plank</ref><references/>
Nowadays, this plan is made digitally. There is specific software to make flatplans, but it can also be made in a spreadsheet like Excel. The flatplan shows where the different sections, topics or advertisements are located in the magazine. These could include the cover, the preface, news, interviews, various themed articles, a preview of the next issue … Each of those parts can have its own paragraph style or layout. The DTP operator gets an idea of the templates or master pages that will be needed to make the sections of the magazine. The templates can be reused later for pages with the same basic layout or later articles in this style.
 
In French the flatplan is called ''chemin de fer'' (railway): just as the train rides on the rails, the magazine follows the structure, planned by the chief editor.
 
In Dutch, it was called ''plank'' (board), because the editor-in-chief used to pin the pages to a board.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 14 March 2016

A flatplan is an overview of the entire magazine or publication, that shows how the articles and advertisements are laid out.

In the past, the chief editor pasted the pages of the magazine to a board, so that the whole team of editors could see the structure of the magazine.

Nowadays, this plan is made digitally. There is specific software to make flatplans, but it can also be made in a spreadsheet like Excel. The flatplan shows where the different sections, topics or advertisements are located in the magazine. These could include the cover, the preface, news, interviews, various themed articles, a preview of the next issue … Each of those parts can have its own paragraph style or layout. The DTP operator gets an idea of the templates or master pages that will be needed to make the sections of the magazine. The templates can be reused later for pages with the same basic layout or later articles in this style.

In French the flatplan is called chemin de fer (railway): just as the train rides on the rails, the magazine follows the structure, planned by the chief editor.

In Dutch, it was called plank (board), because the editor-in-chief used to pin the pages to a board.


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