September 2009

Typography is a Grid

Grid struc­tures are implicit in the word typog­ra­phy. To men­tion both typo­graphic, and, in the same breath/sentence, grids, is strictly tautologous.

The Way of Typography

The book also goes into depth on how to cre­ate grid sys­tems by hand with only pen­cil, straight­edge and compass.

45+ CSS Grid Systems, Layout Generators and Tutorials

In this arti­cle trip­wire mag­a­zine presents a large col­lec­tion of CSS Grid Sys­tems, online gen­er­a­tors and tuto­r­ial on how to use these in your design.

Designing with a Grid

I wanted to try and give some insight on how I cre­ated Ver­sion Four using a grid, and how I went from wire­frames to the fin­ished web­site you see here.

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.

For general inquiries or submissions, please send an email to: hello@thegridsystem.org

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