What Makes Good Design?
Posted by Ivan Printis | Filed under Design
Understanding the Grid
Are you ever at a loss when it comes to where you should start with your design or even wonder why a design just “feels right”? A lot of the time it starts with the grid.
Grids help organize design and content providing a standard way to organize things visually. They are the underlying framework that visual communication systems are built on. Now I know some of you out there maybe saying, that grids can limit creativity and I have a sympathetic ear. But when it comes down to it, understanding grid design will help anyone involved with visual communication convey a clearer more succinct knowledge of any design composition.
I have found several great resources to get you moving in the right direction when it comes to understanding or designing with the grid in mind.
There is also a five part series for those of you interested in more detailed information for constructing grids for both print and online.
