The commissioner of administration shall advise and assist state agencies with the planning, design and layout for any printed matter, so the same may be produced in the most economical and effective manner. The form, style, spacing of lines, the kind of binding, the method and material of all public printing, when not otherwise prescribed by law, shall be determined by the commissioner of administration, in consultation with the requesting agency, having proper regard for economy and workmanship and the purpose for which the work is needed, except that (1) the form of legislative printing may be prescribed by the general assembly, and (2) after consultation with the commissioner of administration, the clerk of the supreme court may determine the typography of work done for the courts and the board of curators of the University of Missouri and the boards of regents of the state colleges may determine the typography of work done for their respective institutions. The commissioner of administration shall standardize as many items of printing as are deemed practicable and shall from time to time prepare instructions to the using agencies describing the standards adopted.