History of Paper Sizes and Their Proper Use

RADARLAMPUNG.CO.ID, BANDAR LAMPUNG - You can crumple, fold, print text and pictures, or even write on a piece of paper. In short, a piece of paper can be a medium for many things.

However, not everyone agrees on the right paper size to use for each of your activities.

Regardless of the brand, whether it's Paperone or others, A4, A3, or other A sizes can cause heated debate as the right print medium to choose.

It must be admitted that each paper has its own size. Starting from index cards, business card paper, postcards, and newsprint, each has its own length and width.

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And if you are a photographer or designer, what you should know and understand is the size of the paper and the benefits that can be obtained on each sheet.

In fact, the size of the paper in each country is different. If you are in the United States or Canada, the most common paper size is letter.

Meanwhile, in Europe and Asia, A4 is the familiar size used for print media. Because of this, it is very important to know the various paper sizes and the correct use for each size.

Historically, the standard paper size was based on the aspect ratio in a letter written by German researcher Georg Christoph Lichtenberg on October 25, 1786.

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He believes paper sizes should have the same aspect ratio, where the width and length of a page are related to the length of the sides and the diagonal lines of a square.

In the end, the standard is now called the ISO 216 standard, which is a standard of measurement used throughout the world and is designated by the letters A, B, and C.

After a brief history of paper sizes, let's take a look at the current paper sizes. The distribution can be seen below!

1. ISO paper size A

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