Side-stitch binding refers to the method of binding magazines and booklets by forcing a wire through the side of the signature (printed paper folded into the size of the booklet), from the front to the back, near the spine. This simple method was

Books and booklets can be made by sewing together the spine of the signatures (printed paper folded into the size of the book) with thread. This technique is called itotoji (sewn binding) or kagari. Because books made this way are strong and can be o

Hanmen or hanzura (type page) originally referred to the entire printed area. It now primarily refers to the type area or printed region that makes up the contents of pages in books and magazines. In the latter case, secondary elements such as header

Ten (head) refers to the top edge of pages in bound books and magazines. Chi (foot) refers to the bottom edge of those pages. Each of these is part of what is known as the koguchi (fore edge) in its broad sense. There are also occasions in which thes

Adhesive binding (case binding) is the binding of all of the signatures (the printed sheets folded to the size of a book) that make up a book or a magazine at the spring using an adhesive. In the past, the tendency of pages to detach used to be a

Saddle stitch binding is the method for the binding together, using a wire (for example) from the center of the cover to the gutter, both of the covers and all of the signatures (the printed sheets folded to the size of a book) that made up the conte

Folding, in the case of books or magazines, is the name for the process by which the printed sheets are folded, accordion style, into the size of a book. Normally, books are made using sheets with multiple pages printed on each side, and then fold