An on-line companion to the book Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton that contains a section on single-column, multi-column and modular grids.
Process: Airside by Airside
Airside explains it’s process of creating their book Airside By Airside. The article features a section on the grid system used for the layout.
The Grid Book
Examines the history of ten grids that changed the world and charts the evolution of each.
Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids
This book outlines and demonstrate basic layout/grid guidelines and rules through 100 entries.
Barbican Identity Guidelines
Stunning guideline book for Barbican by UK based firm North Design. The book features a section on how grids are applied to the identity.
Constructing the Grid
Step by step guide on creating the grid used for the covers of the original Pelican Books.
The Vignelli Canon
A 96 page PDF book by the master Massimo Vignelli on better understanding typography in graphic design with a nice section of grids.
Type Book/Grid Project
Project involving developing a grid system, and laying out an informational book on the usage of type, with text from various sources.
Making and Breaking the Grid
A layout design workshop that assumes that to effectively break the rules of grid-based design one must first understand those rules and see them applied to real-world projects.
AisleOne Essentials
A single place for all designers to find the most essential books on graphic design, typography and grid systems.
