April 2009

Grid Calculator 10% Discount

Spe­cial 10% dis­count on Grid Cal­cu­la­tor for TGS read­ers. Offer only valid this week: 4/27  —  5/1. Enter in the fol­low­ing code upon check­out : Baseline.

Warm Forest Templates

Flash based tem­plates that are designed with a strong focus on typog­ra­phy, grids and usability.

Variable Grid System

The vari­able grid sys­tem is a quick way to gen­er­ate an under­ly­ing CSS grid for your site. The CSS gen­er­ated file is based on the 960 Grid System.

Columns & Grids

Arti­cle on Mez­zoblue explor­ing the dif­fer­ent col­umn options for grid based designs.

InDesign 568x792 Grid System (12)

By Dario Gal­vagno. Adobe InDe­sign file with a grid sys­tem for a 568pts x 792pts page that is divided into 12 columns and rows using the Golden Ratio. Includes a 12pt baseline grid.

The Grid Book

Exam­ines the his­tory of ten grids that changed the world and charts the evo­lu­tion of each.

Boks

An AIR appli­ca­tion that pro­vides a User Inter­face for Blue­print CSS’s frame­work with con­trol over grid con­fig­u­ra­tion and baseline rhythm.

Cutting and Sewing Grid-Based Design

Dis­cusses the steps taken when mea­sur­ing and cut­ting a comp layed over a grid and turn­ing that data into CSS.

About

Made popular by the International Typographic Style movement and pioneered by legends like Josef Müller-Brockmann and Wim Crouwel, the grid is the foundation of any solid design. The Grid System is an ever-growing resource where graphic designers can learn about grid systems, the golden ratio and baseline grids.

Created by Antonio Carusone, graphic designer and author of the design and typography blog AisleOne. Special thanks to Duane King for his help and wisdom.

If you want to say hi or for general inquiries, send an email to: hello@thegridsystem.org

Have an article, tool, template or news you want to submit? Send an email to: submit@thegridsystem.org

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