Grids for Graphic Designers

Fully updated, the third edition of Grids for Graphic Designers explores this important tool which is part of every designer's practice- whether it involves digital or print-based media. With over 200 illustrations plus six new interviews with design practitioners such as Second Story, Brody Associates and Peter Dawson, the student is introduced to the creative use of grids in contemporary practice as well as the basic principles that underlie their effective use.

Written and designed by best-selling authors Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris, this clear and concise introduction to the use of grids in design covers all the basics and the expanded section of activities and exercises allows students to implement what they have learned.

Gavin Ambrose teaches at Brighton University and is a practicing graphic designer. He is the author of many highly regarded books for students covering all areas of design including Basics Design: Layout, 2e, The Production Manual, Fundamentals of Graphic Design and Design Genius among others.

Paul Harris is a freelance writer and editor. His work has appeared in magazines and journals in both the US and Europe. He is a co-author and collaborator on numerous books on design.

Introduction

1. The need for grids
Organising information
How we read a page
How we view a screen
Form and function
Industry view: Boy Bastaiens

2. Grid basics
Anatomy of a page
Measurements
Shapes on a page
Proportion
Hierarchy
Drawing on a grid
The rule of thirds
The rule of odds
Industry view: Second Story

3. Grid types
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Modules
Combinations
The horizontal
The vertical
Broadside
Diagonal and angular grids
Industry view: Peter Dawson

4. Grid elements
Type
The baseline
Images
Horizontal and vertical alignment
Columns
Type and column widths
Folios
Industry view: Brody Associates

5. Grid usage
Visible grids
Scale
The perimeter
Axis
Juxtaposition
White space
Environmental grids
Caption-oriented grids
Quantitative information grids
The grid as expression
The grid as identity
Industry view: Nicholas Felton

6. Online grids
The online grid
Formality versus informality
Web basics- fixed or flexible?
Translating the grid to the screen
Orientation
Industry view: 3 Deep

Exercises
Glossary
Index and credits

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