Overheard a librarian say she uses a ruler to align her weekly spreads

I was at my local library in Raleigh and heard the head librarian mention she uses a ruler every single time she draws her weekly layout. I always just eyeballed it, but after trying it for a week, my spreads look way cleaner and I'm not rushing to fix crooked lines. Has anyone else picked up a random tip from someone outside the community?

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miamitchell18d ago

Wait wouldn't using a ruler take way longer though? I feel like the slight imperfections from eyeballing it give the spread some personality.

blake_bell2918d ago

Nah you get faster at it honestly. After the first few times your hand just knows the spacing. I started doing it with my weekly spreads and now a ruler feels like a waste of time. The key is going slow at first. Mess up a few times and learn from it. Once you figure out the right pressure it becomes muscle memory. Saves me from those crooked layouts that bug me all week.