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Gestaltungsrundsatz

English translation: professional design practices

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German term or phrase:Gestaltungsgrundsaetzen
English translation:professional design practices
Entered by: Hilary Davies Shelby

22:08 Nov 11, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
/ printing, publishing, graphic design
German term or phrase: Gestaltungsrundsatz
Hi everyone - this is a terms and conditions document for magazine advertising. I am wondering if this word is actually a typo for GestaltungsGrundsaetzen, but I wanted to get some more opinions before I bug the client tomorrow morning! ;-) Any printing/publishing experts out there?
"Ferner erfolgt die Bearbeitung und Zusammenstellung von Text und Bild und anderen grafischen Elementen nach professionellen Gestaltungsrundsätzen."
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 15:47
In accordance with professional practice(s)
Explanation:
Just means they know what they're doing.

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Note added at 2003-11-12 09:08:01 (GMT)
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Sorry, missed a word.
\"In accordance with professional design practice(s). \" There, that\'s better.
Agree it\'s a typo or whatever you professionals call it.
Selected response from:

Gareth McMillan
Local time: 22:47
Grading comment
Thank you to everyone who answered and agreed to my very first KudoZ question! Your help was much appreciated. I gave Gareth the points for this one as i just took his whole clause and pasted it into the translation! ;-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8design rule
NGK
5In accordance with professional practice(s)
Gareth McMillan
5My very first pasting.
Gareth McMillan
3circular text layout
Marcus Malabad


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
design rule


Explanation:
Definitely a typo.

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Note added at 23 mins (2003-11-11 22:31:28 GMT)
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or: design principle

NGK
United States
Local time: 15:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 2954

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William Stein: It's got to be a typo
1 hr
agree  avantix: typo indeed
1 hr
agree  Laurel Porter (X): definitely a typo - proofreader and translator in one!
3 hrs
agree  gangels (X)
3 hrs
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
7 hrs
agree  Mario Marcolin: definitely
9 hrs
agree  Klaus Herrmann
9 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter: spot on!
10 hrs
neutral  Gareth McMillan: There is a voluntary element to these "rules". So it would be more a "code of practice".
10 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
circular text layout


Explanation:
Hi Hillary,

I could tell you that Adobe Photoshop, for example, has a "Rundsatz" function whereby you can write text along the circumference of a circle. It's called 'circular text'. This could be it although the typo 'Grundsatz' also makes sense. But then again, the phrase "nach professionellen Gestaltungsrundsätzen" - if there is no typo - would then mean "based on professional(ly made) (configuration) circular text layouts". I find this too convoluted just to say "write the text along a circle". I would ask the client.

The first ref below is Photoshop's "Rundsatz", the second Photoshop's circular text layout.

Marcus

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Note added at 39 mins (2003-11-11 22:48:01 GMT)
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The correct link to the first reference is:
http://www.hirschi.ch/photoshop/workshops/rundsatz/rundsatz....


    www.hirschi.ch/photoshop/workshops/ rundsatz/rundsatz.htm
    Reference: http://www.heathrowe.com/tuts/circulartextsimplified.asp
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in pair: 1798
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
In accordance with professional practice(s)


Explanation:
Just means they know what they're doing.

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Note added at 2003-11-12 09:08:01 (GMT)
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Sorry, missed a word.
\"In accordance with professional design practice(s). \" There, that\'s better.
Agree it\'s a typo or whatever you professionals call it.

Gareth McMillan
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 793
Grading comment
Thank you to everyone who answered and agreed to my very first KudoZ question! Your help was much appreciated. I gave Gareth the points for this one as i just took his whole clause and pasted it into the translation! ;-)
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
My very first pasting.


Explanation:
ever!

Gareth McMillan
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 793
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