| Points and Picas is the standard measurement for | | | | Because there are 12 points in a pica, divide 48 by 12 |
| type. Once you're familiar that 12 inches = 1 foot and | | | | to get the number of picas. 48/12= 4 picas. |
| 12 points = 1 pica, it'll be easy. | | | | In the article entitled Are Picas and Points the Same |
| According to Mars Crash Prevention, A pica is a unit | | | | as Inches and Feet? posted inmydesignprimer.com, it |
| of space equal to 1/6th of an inch. There are 6 picas | | | | gave the essence of knowing picas and inches. |
| to an inch. Actually there are 6.022499489 picas to | | | | Though pretty useless in everyday life, there are |
| the inch but 6 is the accepted number. That's pretty | | | | times when this information can be quite valuable. If a |
| simple. A point is equal to one 1/12 of a pica. So, if | | | | designer wants to divide an 11" sheet into three equal |
| there are 12 points in a pica and 6 picas to an inch, | | | | sections, how big would each section be? I'm sure |
| you get 72 points to the inch. And this does matter | | | | you're not the only one reaching for a calculator. But, |
| because we use this every day. When somebody | | | | if I told you there were 66 picas in 11 inches, I'm sure |
| says use 72-point type, they mean 1 inch high type. | | | | you could tell me that each section would measure |
| 36-point type is 1/2 inch tall. | | | | 22 picas. |
| In Points and Picas, Stan Ketterer discussed, "The | | | | In the article entitled Are Picas and Points the Same |
| basic units of measurement in design are points and | | | | as Inches and Feet? posted inmydesignprimer.com, it |
| picas. You use points to measure type size. Headlines | | | | gave the essence of knowing picas and inches. |
| are measured in points. When you dummy a headline | | | | Though pretty useless in everyday life, there are |
| on a page, however, you must convert points to | | | | times when this information can be quite valuable. If a |
| picas because pages are dummied in picas and | | | | designer wants to divide an 11" sheet into three equal |
| sometimes column inches. A column inch is one inch | | | | sections, how big would each section be? I'm sure |
| of type over one column. There are 12 points in a | | | | you're not the only one reaching for a calculator. But, |
| pica. If you divide the point size of a headline by 12, | | | | if I told you there were 66 picas in 11 inches, I'm sure |
| you get the number of picas. For example, if you | | | | you could tell me that each section would measure |
| have a 48-point headline and want to know how | | | | 22 picas. |
| many picas to allow for it, take the following steps: 1) | | | | |