DTP Question: 50% Gray

["Colin Green" <cgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Framers,

The following is an aesthetic design question. (Frame 5.5 Win95)

I have used a 50% gray as part of a template aesthetic (intended for 
print). Certain text elements are contrasted in gray against the standard 
black; elements such as figure titles, table headings, appear in gray, 
while the body text is black. Works fine.

However, I've also applied the 50% gray to the chapter numbers, which 
appear in a 45pt Officina at the beginning of each chapter (it establishes 
the visual expectation for the gray). Naturally, because of the size of 
the chapter number gyph, the number "appears" to be considerably darker 
than the smaller characters, such as the figure titles. They are, however, 
both 50% gray.

In your wizened experience, would it be fruitful for me to adjust the 
gray tint of the chapter num to visually match the other elements? 
(That is, reduce the darkness to appear more similar to the other 
elements on the page.) Or am I likely to suffer later on, in print, for 
such inconsistencies? (That is, it'll never look quite right; or I'm 
gonna waste days in the print shop tweaking this gray. And so on.)

Any feedback is welcome.

Colin



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