Tag: composition

The Golden Proportion

The golden sec­tion– a pre­cise way of divid­ing a line, music or any­thing else-is showed up early in mathematics.

The Golden Ratio in Web Design

You would be sur­prised to find out that most aes­thet­i­cally pleas­ing designs, works of art, objects and even peo­ple have math in com­mon. Specif­i­cally the Golden Ratio…

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.

Design and the Divine Proportion

A key com­po­nent in the vehi­cle of com­mu­ni­ca­tion is com­po­si­tion, and in design school­ing it is taught as some­thing you should feel rather than create logically.

Feeling Your Way Around Grids

The Golden Sec­tion, Golden Ratio, and the grandiose Divine Pro­por­tion are all names for the same thing; a ratio of 1.618.

Why Use a Grid?

Grid design is a fun­da­men­tal skill of any designer. Under­stand­ing pro­por­tional rela­tion­ships, white space and com­po­si­tion are all vital in con­struct­ing a grid for any delivery platform.

Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type

Grid Sys­tems pro­vides a rich, easy-to-understand overview and demon­strates a step-by-step approach to typo­graphic composition.

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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