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How Crossovers/Gutter Jumps are Printed and Bound

Posted by Rick Rys

I was asked the other day about producing a calendar for 2012. The unique challenge with this project was that it wasn’t a typical template calendar and that its design involves fashion photography that crosses over the spine onto the page beneath. Large images that cross over the spine/gutter in the binding process are known as a ‘gutter jump’ or ‘crossover’. This design is used frequently in the magazine and book publishing business, but it...