Tag: principles

Myths & Misconceptions About Grid Systems

A few myths and mis­con­cep­tions about grids exist in the design com­mu­nity that can be detrimental.

Universal Principles of Design

Uni­ver­sal Prin­ci­ples of Design is the first com­pre­hen­sive, cross-disciplinary ency­clo­pe­dia of design.

Designing for the Web

A Prac­ti­cal Guide to Design­ing for the Web has writ­ten expla­na­tions of the core prin­ci­ples of graphic design in rela­tion to the web.

Rule of Thirds

A Wikipedia entry that defines the Rule of Thirds and how it should be applied.

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.

A Type Primer

A Type Primer pro­vides a prac­ti­cal guide for begin­ners, pre­sent­ing the basic prin­ci­ples and appli­ca­tions of typog­ra­phy. The book includes a sec­tion on how type is applied to a grid.

Basics Design: Grids

The sev­enth book in the award-winning Basics Design series, Grids focuses on the con­struc­tion and order­ing of the page and screen through use of the grid.

Designer and the Grid

The Designer and the Grid reveals the key to the hid­den dri­ving force behind almost all graphic design: the grid.

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.

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