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Rastereinheit

English translation: grid unit

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German term or phrase:Rastereinheit
English translation:grid unit
Entered by: Ken Cox

22:48 Nov 19, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / Print design
German term or phrase: Rastereinheit
Der Mindestabstand zu anderen Elementen, Flächen- und Formatbegrenzungen bezieht sich auf die Größe der Wort-Bildmarke und beträgt davon mindestens 1 RE* rundherum.

1 RE entspricht einem „o“ vom Logo ***. Diese Einheit kann für die Projekte individuell skaliert werden.

Abstände im Infokasten:
Rand rechts und links: 1 RE
Rand unten und oben: 2,5 RE


*1RE = 1 Rastereinheit

Hat jemand eine Idee? Danke!
Karolin Gericke
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:04
grid unit
Explanation:
would be the generic interpretation / translation -- I don't know whether there is any standard absolute size of a grid unit in graphic design & layout

sample refs:

Using the Grid
Notice how page 1 (Figure 1) and 2 have a consistent (reversed) layout. Text columns are two-grid units wide. One grid unit provides an extra wide column of ...
swc2.hccs.edu/tan/2DLectures/mm/GraphicDesignGrids.pdf

Grid-based design: Part 2, Designing blog theme templates | urlgreyhot
To test my sanity and the precision of my measurements, I put the grid into the div#wrapper as a background image. The core CSS for the layout is below. ...
urlgreyhot.com/personal/weblog/grid_based_design_part_2_designing_blog_theme_templates
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Ken Cox
Local time: 08:04
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, this is what I had but I wasn't sure!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +3grid unit
Ken Cox


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
grid unit


Explanation:
would be the generic interpretation / translation -- I don't know whether there is any standard absolute size of a grid unit in graphic design & layout

sample refs:

Using the Grid
Notice how page 1 (Figure 1) and 2 have a consistent (reversed) layout. Text columns are two-grid units wide. One grid unit provides an extra wide column of ...
swc2.hccs.edu/tan/2DLectures/mm/GraphicDesignGrids.pdf

Grid-based design: Part 2, Designing blog theme templates | urlgreyhot
To test my sanity and the precision of my measurements, I put the grid into the div#wrapper as a background image. The core CSS for the layout is below. ...
urlgreyhot.com/personal/weblog/grid_based_design_part_2_designing_blog_theme_templates

Ken Cox
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, this is what I had but I wasn't sure!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner: I was going to suggest pattern unit, but this is probably better here.
9 mins
agree  Inge Meinzer
24 mins
agree  Kordula Coleman: Grid was the term that came to my mind too.
47 mins
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