Gutter - Design and Printing

Design and Printing

• Gutter, in editorial design, the blank space at which two pages come together in a two-page spread.
• Gutter, in typography, the blank space between facing pages. The space between columns of printed text, known as the alley, is sometimes also referred to as the gutter.
• Gutter, in comics, the space between the panels of a comic strip or comic book page.
• Gutter (philately), the space between panes of postage stamps that creates configurations of "gutter pairs" or "gutter blocks".
• Gutter, in interface design, the blank spaces that separate rows and columns in screen. Sometimes uses a small graphic file which has the background color to make space for layout.
• Gutter, in Grid (page layout), is the blank space between a column or row.