Tools

1Kb CSS Grid

A lightweight grid system tool that generates a simple, clean and small CSS framework

PDFGridder

An excellent grid tool that generates a PDF version of the grid.

CSS with Vertical Rhythm

This tool will help you compute CSS that has a consistent vertical rhythm.

Grid System Generator

The grid system generator will create fixed grid systems in valid css/xhtml for rapid prototyping, development and production.

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.

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.

Boks

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

Slammer

A useful Mac OS X app that superimposes a customizable grid over any window.

Grid Calculator

A simple tool that calculates the overall width of your grid by setting the font size, number of columns, column width and gutter width.

Gridmaker for Photoshop CS4

GridMaker is a script for Photoshop which allows speedy development of simple grids.

The Golden Grid

The Golden Grid is a web grid system. It’s a product of the search for the perfect modern grid system. It’s meant to be a CSS tool for grid based web sites.

Plumb

Plumb is a tool by Michael Daines for composing web layouts for use with the Blueprint CSS framework.

TypoGridder

A jQuery based tool that generates an image with a baseline grid based on the lineheight of an element.

Golden Ratio Calculator

Calculate the golden ratio of a set width on the fly with this online and OS X widget based calculator.

Grid Designer

A CSS tool used for creating scalable grids and calculating typographic settings and that generates CSS and XHTML templates.

Yahoo! UI Library CSS Grid Builder

A grid building tool as part of the Yahoo! UI Library that allows you to set the amount of columns and rows.

Typogridphy

Typogridphy is a CSS framework constructed to allow web designers and front-end developers to quickly code typograhically pleasing grid layouts.

Grid Calculator

Software for professional designers wanting to create a perfect grid, in just a couple of minutes. It’s ideal for projects such as book and magazine design, logo, retail, webdesign and more.

Gridmaker

An online tool where you can specify the width, columns, gutter and baseline of your grid and then save it locally in JPG format.

Yahoo! UI Library: Grids CSS

The foundational YUI Grids CSS offers four preset page widths, six preset templates, and the ability to stack and nest subdivided regions of two, three, or four columns.

Gridr Buildrrr

A tool to rapidly build and test grid systems with the ability to add drag-able box elements.

GridFox

GridFox is a Firefox extension that overlays a grid on any website. It’s easy to customize, allowing you to create the exact grid you designed your layout around.

Blueprint CSS Framework

Blueprint is a CSS framework that gives you a solid CSS foundation to build your project on top of, with an easy-to-use grid, sensible typography, and even a stylesheet for printing.

960 Grid System

An effort to streamline web development workflow by providing commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels. There are two variants: 12 and 16 columns, which can be used separately or in tandem.

Graph Paper by Konigi

This graph paper is made for visual designers, interaction designers, and information architects. You’ll find styles for wireframing, story boarding, plotting values and for drafting sitemaps.

Syncotype

Syncotype is a simple tool to help align your text to a baseline grid. Enter your line height and offset in pixels in the Syncotype control box and click “Syncotype it” to overlay a baseline grid in red.

Phiculator

Phiculator is a simple tool which, given any number, will calculate the corresponding number according to the golden ratio.

Baseline Rhythm Calculator

Generate a basic CSS stylesheet with the proper calculations for a consistent baseline.

Grid Layout

The Grid Layout Javascript enables web-developers to stick to a Grid Layout quickly and simply by including the Grid Layouts Javascript file and simple XHTML code.

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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