What are Reader's Marks?
If you’re a graphic designer, there’s a good chance that at some point in your career, you’ll receive feedback from a proofreader.
Most of the time, especially in this digital world we live in, the proofed copy you’re sent will be a PDF or Word Document. However, there may be an occasion where you’ll receive a physical copy from your proofreader.
When this happens, you’ll be greeted with a bunch of symbols and icons that you won’t understand.
That’s totally natural when you first receive a document from a proofreader.
These symbols and icons are called Reader’s Marks; think of them as a shorthand language that proofreaders use to denote certain things. They can represent spelling errors, issues with type and formatting, among a plethora of other stuff.
So, what do the Reader’s Marks look like?
I’m glad you asked!
Below, I’ve included a handy sheet that shows all of the marks, what they mean and how they work!
Source: Navig8
Those may seem confusing to begin with, but trust me, it gets much easier when you’ve been reading them for a little bit.
It becomes second nature!
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