#14

This is a chart showing my three variations of dimensions. I went through three sizes before being confident with my final choice. Initially I put the spread over a A3 size of paper so the single page was 8.25 inches by 11.7 inches tall. Then when I decided to use the drawing as my front cover I thought that I would model my magazine inspired by the famous New Yorker magazine dimensions of 7.875 inches wide by 10.75 inches tall for a single page.

After this variation I printed out my essay for the first time and I learned SO much from doing so. I was not happy with the size at all. The text at 12 point was way, way too big. I wanted everything condensed. So I decided to reduce my entire page size to the size of the National Geographic magazine size which is 5.75 inches wide by 9 inches tall. I ended up being able to fit all the text on the same original pages by reducing it to 9pt over 12pt spacing. I printed out this fourth iteration and was much much happier with it.