The grid System
Gird systems have been used 100s of years
ago from Egyptian times to Rudimentary versions of grid systems in the medieval
times to now where it is used but graphic designers and web designers.
During the early twentieth century even
before the Bauhaus (the birthplace of the modern grid), grids were found on everyday
printed things, like invoices, ledges and other materials. The grid system was
used for bringing order to layouts with information on them to make them clear
to read and easier to see.
Swiss designer Josef Muller-Brockmann was a
key part in the creation of the grid author of Gird Systems in Graphic Design (1961) warned: “the grid system is
an aid, not a guarantee. It permits a number of possible uses and each designer
can look for a solution appropriate to his personal style. But one must learn
how to use the grid; it is an art that requires practice.”
(Information from 100 ideas that changed graphic design) To avoid using the grid as a template. active design decisions must be made a grid is an instrument in the design process, it should be used with
In todays world everything has it own grid
system from your faces to your phone. Designers have made new grids to help
them created new produces.
A new grid system is the new ios7 grid
system from Apple that has been used to create their APPs on their new iPhone 6
There are different types of grid systems.
- Manuscript grid
- single Column grid
- Modular grid
- Hierarchical grid
- multicolumn grid
- Gutters
- Margins
- Flow lines
- Columns
- Rows
- Module
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