what is gutter in printing
Updated July 08, 2017. If you are a graphic designer, in the publishing field, or develop page layouts, then you must always have your mind on the gutter, the alley, and creeps. The gutter, alley, and creep are all terms common in the publishing or graphic design field. The inside margins closest to the spine of a book or the blank space between two facing pages in the center of a newsletter or magazine is known as the gutter. 1  The gutter space includes any extra space allowance needed to accommodate the binding of books, booklets, pamphlets, newspapers, and magazines.