Standard
This is the configuration you would get from a door bought off the shelf at a big box store. The knob is roughly 3 feet from the floor and 2-3/8 inches back from the edge of the door (called the "backset"). The deadbolt is 5.5 inches above the doorknob (measured center to center).

Vintage
Many mid-century doorknobs were placed further from the edge of the door. Often this was to accommodate a large escutcheon (also called a "trim rosette" or "back plate") around the door knob. Our vintage placement puts the knob 5 inches back from the edge of the door (called the "backset") . The deadbolt is a standard 5.5 inches above the doorknob (measured center to center).

Geometric
For our doors with designs centered top to bottom on the door, we suggest a doorknob placement that is centered top to bottom. The doorknob is 3 feet from the floor, and the deadbolt is 3 feet from the top of the door. On an 80 inch tall door the distance between them is 8 inches (measured center to center).

Vintage-Geometric
For doors with large escutcheon plates, the extra distance between the door knob and deadbolt adds some breathing room.

Sputnik
This arrangement happened accidentally on many mid-century doors. A doorknob with a five inch backset was augmented at some later date with a deadbolt in the standard placement. The result is a deadbolt orbiting the doorknob.