01 / Theory
Grids Are Good
A presentation by Khoi Vinh and Mark Boulton exploring grid layouts in design.
01 / The collectionThe Grid System / Field Notes
Ideas, experiments & reference materialThe field
The field
notes.
Good design has a structure. Explore the ideas, grids, tools and typography behind it—then go make something of your own.
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FORM / FUNCTION
01—12
01—12
87Preserved published posts
05Ways to explore
∞Ways to see a grid
Browse by discipline.
02 / COLLECTION INDEX
01 ↗
Articles
02 ↗Ideas on proportion, alignment, grids and visual structure.
Tutorials
03 ↗Practical techniques and design workflows from the archive.
Tools
04 ↗Utilities, references and systems for making layouts.
Templates
05 ↗Historical starter files and layout resources.
Books
Readings in graphic design, typography and grid systems.
Selected reading.
03 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
02 / Practice
Creating magazine grids with InDesign
A practical editorial-layout resource preserved from the original collection.
03 / Design systems
Grid Systems and Fluid Screen Design
A historical resource on working with grids across screen layouts.
04 / BACK TO THE STUDIOThe rules are
The rules are
yours to break.
The archive documents the principles. The interactive studio lets you test them: move the pieces, change the grid and see what changes.
Open the grid studio ↗These resources are preserved as historical material. External tools, links and availability may have changed since their original publication.