JPH09220879A - Printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make spaces between adjacent lines small, increase the amount of information to be contained per unit area and reduce the pages of a printed matter by making different the character direction of character rows between adjacent lines and constituting sentences formed of the character rows of the same character direction. SOLUTION: The directions of character rows are made different between the adjacent lines, for example by 180 deg., and a continued sentence is constituted of the character rows in the same character direction. On a printed matter, one continued sentence is read by setting the printed matter in the normal direction, while the other continued sentence is read by setting the printed matter in the reverse direction. Thus the character direction of character rows is made to be different between the adjacent lines so that readers can recognize unconsciously the difference of the character direction of the character rows between the adjacent lines even when spaces between the adjacent lines are made small. Thus not only the discrimination of the character rows between the adjacent line can be made easily, but also the amount of information contained in the unit area is increased by the arrangement.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book or other printed matter in which the amount of information that can be included per unit area is significantly increased.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In books and other printed matter, a predetermined gap is provided between adjacent lines regardless of vertical writing or horizontal writing. By the way, generally, when the gap is increased, a printed matter in which the character strings of adjacent lines are easily identified and is easy to read, but the amount of information that can be included in a unit area is reduced, and the page of the printed matter is reduced. On the other hand, there is a drawback in that the number of prints is large. On the other hand, when this gap is made small, the amount of information that can be included per unit area can be increased and the number of pages of the printed matter can be reduced, but the number of pages of adjacent lines can be reduced. There is a drawback that it becomes difficult to identify the character string and the printed matter becomes difficult to read.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed matter in which the amount of information that can be included per unit area of the printed matter can be significantly increased.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in the printed matter of the present invention, the direction of the characters of the character string is made different between the adjacent lines, and the character string has a continuous character string with the same character direction. It is characterized in that it is configured.

Even if the gap between adjacent lines is made small by making the direction of the characters of the character string different between adjacent lines, the reader unknowingly recognizes the characters of the character strings of adjacent lines. By recognizing the difference in the direction of, it is possible to easily identify the character strings of adjacent lines, and by reducing the gap between adjacent lines, the amount of information that can be included per unit area is increased. can do.

In this case, at least 2 on the same page of the printed matter.
There will be systematic sentences, which can be sentences that are related to each other or can be sentences that are not related at all.

Further, the character direction of the character string can be made different between the adjacent lines, and the display form of the character string can be made different between the adjacent lines. Here, the "character string display form" that is different between adjacent lines includes "character color", "character size", "character form", "character pitch", and "character decoration". , "Language (Japanese and English)" etc.

By making the display form of the character strings different between the adjacent lines, it becomes easier to identify the character strings of the adjacent lines, and the gap between the adjacent lines can be made smaller, so that the unit area per unit area can be reduced. Can increase the amount of information that can be included in.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the printed matter of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a printed matter in which character directions of a character string are different by 180 ° between adjacent lines so that a continuous text is composed of character strings having the same character direction.
In this printed matter, one continuous sentence is read in the normal direction of the printed matter, and the other continuous sentence is read in the reverse direction of the printed matter.

As in the printed matter shown in FIG. 1, even if the gap between the adjacent lines is reduced by making the direction of the characters of the character string different between the adjacent lines, the reader unknowingly recognizes. It is possible to recognize the difference in the direction of the character of the character string between the adjacent lines, which allows the character direction of the conventional character string shown in FIG. , It is possible to easily identify the character strings in adjacent lines. Further, since the gap between adjacent rows can be reduced, the amount of information that can be included in a unit area can be increased. As in the printed matter shown in FIG. 1, by shifting the position of the first character of the character string of one continuous sentence and the position of the last character of the character string of the other continuous sentence, the characters of adjacent lines Column identification can be done more easily.

By the way, in this case, there are at least two lines of sentences on the same page of the printed matter, but these sentences are mutually related sentences such as the main text and its explanatory text, and the English text and its translated text. The content of the printed matter can be diversified as well, or it can be a completely unrelated sentence.

The printed matter shown in FIG. 1 is an example in which the direction of the characters of the character string is different by 180 ° between the adjacent lines, but the direction of the characters of the character string is 90 ° between the adjacent lines. Alternatively, it is also possible to make them different by 270 ° and write one vertically and write the other horizontally. In addition, when the direction of the character of the character string is made different between the adjacent lines, as shown in FIG. 1, two kinds of character directions (sentences of two systems) are used and three or more kinds of character directions ( Use 3 or more sentences) (in this case,
Character strings having the same character direction will appear every two lines or every three lines. ) You can also.

FIG. 2 shows a printed matter in which the direction of the characters in the character string is different by 180 ° between the adjacent lines and the character decoration of the character string is different between the adjacent lines.

As in the printed matter shown in FIG. 2, by making the direction of the characters of the character string different between the adjacent lines, and by further changing the decoration of the characters of the character string between the adjacent lines,
Even if the gap between the adjacent lines is made small, the reader can unknowingly recognize the difference in the display form of the character strings between the adjacent lines, which allows the conventional character string shown in FIG. It is possible to more easily identify the character strings of the adjacent rows by comparing the display form of No. 2 with the printed matter in which the adjacent rows are not different. Further, since the gap between adjacent rows can be made smaller, the amount of information that can be included in a unit area can be increased.

The decoration of the characters in the character string is not limited to that of the printed matter shown in FIG. 2, and various decorations can be used. Also, as an example of "character string display mode" that is made to differ between adjacent lines, "character decoration" (Fig. 2) was given, but in addition to this, "character color" and "character size" , “Character form”, “character pitch”, “language (Japanese and English)”, etc., the display form of the character string can be made different between adjacent lines.

The present invention can be widely applied to general printed matter in addition to books.

[0018]

According to the printed matter of the present invention, by making the direction of the characters of the character string different between the adjacent lines, the gap between the adjacent lines can be reduced (further, the display form of the character string can be changed). The gap between adjacent rows can be made smaller if they are different between adjacent rows.)
The number of pages of the printed matter can be reduced by increasing the amount of information that can be included per unit area. Further, this has advantages that the storage place of the printed matter can be effectively used and that the paper resources can be effectively used. Furthermore, there are at least two lines of text on the same page of the print,
This sentence is a state in which two or more types of sentences are mixed in one printed matter (same page), or the same sentence is printed in one printed matter (same page) in the opposite direction, and faced by the reader. The content and form of the printed matter can be diversified such that one printed matter can be read from both sides.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a printed matter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a printed matter of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a comparative example of a printed matter.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A printed matter, characterized in that the direction of characters of a character string is different between adjacent lines so that a continuous sentence is composed of character strings having the same character direction. 2. The printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the display form of the character string is different between adjacent lines.