A great way for clients and designers to communicate is to use Markups. The industry standard is to use the common Proofreader Markups that have always been used in publishing. It is kind of like a short hand to editing copy that will save time because a client or editor can just use a symbol instead of write things out. As a designer I have found the symbols easier to read than a client’s long hand, which eliminates the need for me to make an extra call asking for clarification. So for those designers, clients and even print houses learning these symbols can be very important in making edits and moving a job along.
Today we are going to look at these symbols and what they mean. There are more commonly used symbols I find as a designer that deal with spacing and very simple text edits but we will look at all editing marks so you have a grasp on everything that you could use or encounter.


Punctuation Marks would be put in the spot where you wish to add that punctuation.
Editing actual copy is pretty easy if there is a line though it goes away if there is a circle around words it means to change.


Justification of type can really make the difference in a design.
New paragraphs, indentations and positioning of text might have a symbol in the text to show you where in addition to the symbol that tells you what to do.




Using these marks on any creative copy, and understanding them by all parties will help quickly communicate changes and get projects turned out.
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