Standardization of Printed Forms and Stationery
| DOI | 10.1177/000271622411300138 |
| Date | 01 May 1924 |
| Published date | 01 May 1924 |
| Author | C.L. Barnum |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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THE
ANNALS
OF
THE
AMERICAN
ACADEMY
successes.
Its
present
operation,
even
under
the
most
favorable
circum-
stances,
leaves
much
to
be
desired.
But
the
results
already
accomplished
and
the
present
widespread
extent
of
its
application
in
the
governments
of
Canada
and
the
United
States
should
commend
it
to
every
stockholder
in
the
business
of
government
as
a
powerful
factor
in
tax
reduction.
Standardization
of
Printed
Forms
and
Stationery
By
C.
L.
BARNUM
Consulting
Management
Engineer,
Pleasantville,
N.
Y.;
formerly
Director
of
Technical
Service,
American
Writing
Paper
Company
THE
words
standardization
and
i.
simplification
are
often
used
interchangeably
with
the
same
intent
by
different
people.
The
use
of
the
word
simplification
in
place
of
the
word
standardization
may
be
due
to
the
fact
that
the
word
standardization
connotes
to
a
great
number
of
people
an
expression
of
inflexibility
that
the
word
simplification
does
not.
Any
standards
are
subject
to
change
and
should
be
changed
when
either
the
conditions
of
their
use
may
change
or
new
influencing
factors
or
elements
are
discovered.
SIMPLIFICATION
THE
BASIS
OF
STANDARDS
FOR
PRINTED
FORMS
There
are
two
methods
of
arriving
at
standards:
the
arbitrary
method,
building
up
from
an
analysis
of
ele-
ments
and
relating
these
elements
according
to
rules
established
by
formu-
lae
without
regard
to
custom
or
prece-
dent ;
or
the
more
practical
one
of
simplification
of
existing
practice.
The
latter
method
of
simplification
has
been
followed
in
the
standardiza-
tion
of
forms
and
stationery
both
in
the
few
existing
national
standards
and
in
the
more
numerous
specific
standards
of
particular
organizations.
STANDARDIZATION
OF
PRINTED
FORMS
DIVIDED
INTO
THREE
PARTS
The
subject
of
standardization
of
printed
forms
and
stationery
may
be
divided
into
three
separate
parts:
1.
The
makeup
2.
The
size
3.
The
kind
of
paper
The
first
two,
the
makeup
and
the
size,
are
partially
interdependent;
the
third,
the
kind
of
paper,
has
some
but
not
a
dominant
relation
to
the
other
two.
Makeup
has
to
do
with
the
design
or
the
arrangement
of
the
type,
rulings,
etc.,
and
the
matter
to
be
entered
or
written
upon
the form.
Size
has to
do
not
only
with
the
size
of
the
finished
piece
but
with
the
size
of
the
sheet
of
paper
from
which
it
is
cut.
The
kind
of
paper
has
to
do
with
the
class,
grade,
weight,
color
and
finish
of
the
paper
used.
STANDARDIZATION
OF
MAKEUP
The
standardization
of
makeup
re-
quires
consideration
of
uniformity
of
type
faces,
rulings
and
spacings
and
uniformity
of
arrangement
and
se-
quence
of
the
same
or
similar
matter.
There
is
no
standard
guide
for
make-
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