August 2009

Grid Calculator 1.3

A new ver­sion of the excel­lent Grid Cal­cu­la­tor has been released for the Mac. The main fea­ture of this upgrade is the abil­ity to cal­cu­late grids for web design.

Designing With Grid-Based Approach

Smash­ing Mag­a­zine takes a look at over 50 arti­cles about grid-based designs and selected some of the most impor­tant and interesting facts.

Build Typeface

Build is a grid based hand­set type­face designed by Steven Bon­ner to give a struc­tured, geo­met­ric look to short pas­sages of type such as head­lines and is per­fect for display usage.

From Golden Mean to “Rule of Thirds”

An arti­cle by Garr Reynolds that explains the basic tech­nique of the Rule of Thirds and how it relates to the Golden Mean or Golden Section.

Baseline

Base­line is a CSS typo­graphic frame­work that makes it easy to develop a web­site with a pleas­ing grid and good typog­ra­phy and uses a “real” base­line grid as its foundation.

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

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