Design School: Layout

Section 2

Anatomy of a Grid

To better understand, appreciate, and recognize the multitude of anatomical elements applicable to any grid system (as further defined in Section 3), as well as the similarities and differences between them, a wellrounded and informed graphic designer needs to be familiar with all of their forms, structures, and nuances. Each grid system, from the simple framework of a manuscript grid (see here) to the more complex one in a hierarchical grid (see here), has a distinct and unique appearance, as well as characteristics and features that ultimately produce a compositional layout based on how you utilize and compose visual ...