model or diagram to demonstrate how to make book signature

[Guest]

For this exercise (numbered "1" below), the instructions say that I should draw a diagram or model to solve. This is a similar example they had in the book:

Newspapers, books, and magazines often are printed in groups of 8, 16, or 32 pages, called "signatures". The pages are positioned to print on both sides of the paper that is fed through a printing press. When the paper is folded, the pages are in order.

As editor of an 8-page school newspaper, it is your job to determine a layout that will work.

Solution: Making a model of the finished layout will help. Use a piece of paper to represent the signature.

a. Fold the paper in half horizontally, and then in half vertically.

b. With the longer folded edge on the left, begin numbering both sides of the pages in order.

c. Unfold the paper. You now have a diagram to show the order of the pages. Notice that some of your pages will appear upside down

d. Try another folding pattern. Can another page order work?

The following is the problem at hand. I have no clue how to do the model or diagram. Should I draw pieces of paper in certain positions?

1. Many books are printed in 16-page signatures. Make a diagram to show one way to position the pages in a 16-page book.

 

[stapel]

I would suggest that you follow the step-by-step instructions provided. Since we can't see your picture, we can't speak to the specific dimensions or proportions of a sheet of paper, but you can surely start folding and then numbering, right...? And then unfold the sheet, and see what you've got...?

Eliz.