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foot down.
see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-page_spread

The current entry:
The phrase two-page spread is a redundant term commonly misused to refer to a spread in editorial or book design and format. The term spread refers to two adjacent, facing pages in a magazine or other publication, featuring a single image (such as a photograph or piece of artwork) or a themed group of images (such as a flowchart or collection of maps). The line down the middle where the pages come together is called the gutter.

A spread in the center of a magazine, where the two pages are one physical piece of paper, is called a center spread.

A gatefold or foldout is a page which folds out beyond the edges of the publication. Gatefolds and foldouts are frequently center spreads, but they need not be.

For specific uses, see:

* Comics vocabulary (splash page)


The previous entry:
A '''two-page spread''' is two adjacent, facing pages in a magazine or other publication, featuring a single image (such as a [[photograph]] or piece of artwork) or a themed group of images (such as a flowchart or collection of maps). The line down the middle where the pages come together is called the [[gutter]].

A two-page spread in the center of a magazine, where the two pages are one physical piece of paper, is called a [[center spread]].

A [[gatefold]] or [[foldout]] is a page which folds out beyond the edges of the publication. Gatefolds and foldouts are frequently center spreads, but they need not be.

For specific uses, see:

* [[Comics vocabulary]] (splash page)

In response to this:
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/05/30/fanatgraphics_oral_h.html
From David Pescovitz, "As a teaser, Fantagraphics is uploading two-page PDF spreads from the first chapter every weekend until August." (emphasis added.)

I didn't go through four years of design school to learn nothing (on the contrary, I went through four years of design school to learn something!) The phrase two page spread is redundant and should not be used. Spread inherently describes two adjoining pages. You cannot have a single page spread. The phrase two page spread is similar to "blue azure lake" in it's redundancy. Does anybody else have any good examples of redundant descriptors?

Ok, nerd out!