CHECKLIST 



Can you answer "yes" to the following questions regard- 

 ing the illustrations you are sending in with that next 

 manuscript? 



ACCURACY 



1. Are the data correctly entered on the drawings? 



2. Are the scales and scale captions correct? 



3. Are the text references to figures accurate? 



4. Are legends to figures accurate? 



COMPLETENESS 



1. Do drawings have all essentials needed to understand them? 



2. Are the figure legends complete? 



3. Is there a text reference to each illustration? 



LEGIBILITY 



1. Will the illustrations reduce properly? 



2. Do lines avoid passing through symbols or letters? 



3. Are letters well formed--none blurred, broken, filled in? 



4. Are only necessary symbols used? 



5. Are symbols wisely chosen? 



6. Are graphs properly scaled? 



7. Are photographs enlarged and on glossy paper? 



UNIFORMITY 



1. Are all illustrations in a series uniform in scale, style of lettering, weight of 

 lines, and spacing of stubs or grid lines? 



2. Do abbreviations, spelling, and numerals conform with the U. S. Government 

 Printing Office Style Manual? 



3. Will all illustrations in a series take the same reduction, thus assurmg uniformity 

 in printed figures? 



GRAPHIC STANDARDS 



1. Do the illustrations meet graphic standards? 



2. Are you submitting photocopies of the illustrations? 



3. Do you have original illustrations to submit when they are requested? 



Note.--This checklist has been adapted from the U. S. Bureau of Mines Illustration 

 Guide for Bureau of Mines Publications. 



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