A process for the construction of an edition layout comprised by at least one sheet in which is displayed at least one visual element, information relating to the layout being stored in a database in the identified fields interconnected by connections, a visual representation according to the reality of at least one portion of the edition layout being adapted to be displayed by at least one visualization device. At least one display of a visual representation is provided in the form of a dynamic and interactive display permitting a modification by an intervener or user of the visual representation of the layout or a portion of the layout, and an automatic control between the visualization device (9, 10) and the database (8) is provided.