Binding

Binding is where a various pages that compromise a job are bound together to become a publication.

Text taken from - 'The production manual' - Page 167

Comb Binding - Spine of plastic rings that bind and allow a document to sit flat

Spiral Binding - Spiral of metal wire that winds through punched holes allowing the publication to open flat (left)







Wiro Binding - Spine of metal (wiro) rings that bind and allow a document to open flat

Open Bind - Book bound without a cover to leave an exposed spine

Singer Stitch - Binding method whereby the pages are sewn together with one continued spine

Perfect Bound - The back sections are removed and held together with a flexible adhesive, which also attaches a paper cover to the spine, and the fore edge trimmed flat. Commonly used with paper backs.

Saddle Stitch - Signatures are nested and bound with wire stitches, applied through the spine along the centre fold.

Clips and Bolts - A fastening device that uses holes and bolts to fasten together loose pages. Holes are often drilled for the bolt or clip to pass through.

Belly Band - A printout that wraps around a publication, often used with magazines or flyers, a quick and cheap option of holding work together.






Elastic Bands - An informal binding method whereby an elastic band holds the pages together and nestles in the centrefold.

Case or Edition Binding - A common hard cover book binding method that screws signatures together, flattens the spine, applied end sheets and head tail-bands to the spine. Hard covers are attached, the spine is usually rounded and grooves along the cover to act as hinges.

Canadian - A wiro bound publication with a wrap around cover and an enclosed spine. A complete wrap around is Canadian and a partial wrap around is half Canadian.