The print industry has been around for a few centuries and has, up until computers taking over, been height x width. ItвЂ™s the equivalent of saying a word has been made upвЂ¦ All words have been made up! It isnвЂ™t a case of what is right or wrong, it depends on an industries standard method. How do we all get on the same page when we want to be sure they know itвЂ™s an вЂњover-the-sofaвЂќ or вЂњthin and stretching all the way up to the raftersвЂќ sort of a purchase? But people loosely use the terminology: вЂњhow long is it?вЂќ вЂњhow wide is it?вЂќ how tall is it?вЂќ

In 3D, most people realize thereвЂ™s a width x a height x a length to arrive at the volume of a 3D object. If they have a wall where the work can only be 12 inches wide, then when they specify 12 for the width, the height will automatically adjust to its proper aspect ratio.Д«ut hereвЂ™s the real rub: ThereвЂ™s this other word, вЂњLength.вЂќ They need to understand that the aspect ratio determines the unnamed measurement, so that if they need a particularly skinny and tall giclГ©e, they will need to choose whether itвЂ™s the width or the height they need to specify. The giclГ©e can be specified by the buyer to be a specific width or a specific height. And to clarify, you verbalize вЂњx wide by y high.вЂќД«ut hereвЂ™s where IвЂ™m wanting to make absolutely sure I donвЂ™t confuse anyone when I set up an online store for selling reproductions (giclГ©es) by the square inch вЂ“ canvas is 30 cents, paper is 20 cents. SoвЂ¦ I tend to agree with the majority here, that it should be width, then height.

Thank you all especially those of you who threw the biggest wrenches into the works. But, when someone says вЂњprint me an 8Г—10 pictureвЂќ, they almost always mean a portrait. Why? вЂњWhy ask why.вЂќ But, if I had to guess iвЂ™d think maybe in the time that fine art became a commodity and the nomenclature became established, maybe portraits were just the most common, most popular, and always assumed the vertical orientation, and people just tended to use the longer dimension first? Who knows. Seems in math, and programming, it will always be Width x Height. Programming languages follow the same order. вЂ“ 3d cubes are LxWxH, where the front facing rectangles dimensions are the L and H вЂ“ with all points in 3d space, you add z but still x and y come first in that order, as (x,y,z) вЂ“ all dimensions are (w,h), corresponding to the axis theyвЂ™re measured on (x,y) In math, the вЂњuniversal languageвЂќ where thereвЂ™s not much room for interpretations, if I remember correctlyвЂ¦ Which way do you read (assuming you read English literature)? Left to right, first, then down the length of the page. But, letвЂ™s take it down to a more natural level. They all use the width by height in order to determine orientation. So, who says width by height is вЂњThe StandardвЂќ? I can break it out by layout programs such as Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, or Indesign.

When you give us instructions to create an 8Г—4 foot banner, weвЂ™ll design a banner for you that is wide, not tall.

Meaning that when you write your measurements, you write them from your point of view, beginning with the width. The GraphicsвЂ™ industry standard is width by height (width x height). But what indicators are there that will set your perspective in stone? What is the standard? Which way is it oriented? Landscape or Portrait? Tall or wide? Is that measured east to west, or north to south? There are many approaches to resolving references to orientation. However, the one thing that plagues the world of measurements is orientation. Whether youвЂ™re into a building project and ordering windows, or designing the perfect tradeshow exhibit, providing accurate measurements is mandatory. We were both trying to convince the other of whether width or height comes first in the world of 2D measurements. I had a conversation with a fellow sign-maker recently that turned into a battle of wits.

Diamond dimensions 260