insetting

Setting something inside

Insetting is the act of placing something within a larger frame or structure.

In publishing and design, to inset is to embed an image, map, or text box within a page layout: The magazine featured an inset photo of the author.

In environmental contexts, insetting refers to carbon offset projects conducted within a company's own supply chain rather than through external credits.

embedding

insertion

Placing something within

implantingInserting into tissue
inlayingEmbedding material into surfaces
recessingSetting into a surface

sinking · fitting · nesting · encasing · mortising · socketing · seating · countersinking · rabbeting · housing

craftsmanship

joinery

Fitting wood pieces together

woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
veneeringApplying thin surface layers

cabinetmaking · carpentry · inlay · intarsia · parquetry · metalwork · lapidary · mosaic · filigree · precision

decorating

ornamentation

Decorative additions to something

embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation

paneling · framing · bordering · accent · trimming · detailing · highlighting · featuring · showcasing · enhancement

typography

margins

Edges of a page

indentationInward cut or setback
layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
framingStructural or contextual shaping

borders · columns · gutters · alignment · spacing · formatting · composition · positioning · placement · pagination

Opposites

spatial position relative to surface

insettingprotruding

Extending outward noticeably

offsetting · carbon offsetting · projecting · extruding · jutting

carbon offset methodology

insettingoffsetting

Counteracting with equivalence

carbon offsetting

Family

set, upset, setting, mindset, unsettling, offset, reset, outset, inset

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