Grids and Layouts
“The content determines the container — a basic truth in design”
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I would like to present an overview of how grids and columns have been used in this design world for years.
Elements of Grid System
An overview of grid and layout systems, which may give us a deep understanding of grids and layouts. (Have a look at the below-given image)
Single-column or Manuscript Grids
It’s the simplest form of the grid which has a single column that creates a standard area with no divisions to contain content. We can see these types of designs in landing pages, headers, footers, folios, and chapter heads and overlays or pop-ups.
Multicolumn Grids
It’s a powerful tool to help organize and standardize the communication between larger content. A column grid is an extremely flexible structure, where all possible configurations can be considered when creating a design. Columns can be used independently for small blocks of content.
Modular Grids
Modular grids are essentially compound grids consisting of both columns and rows. This combination creates a series of small content areas called modules that may be combined both vertically and horizontally, allowing the designer to create different size and shape spatial zones. This use of a modular grid allows the designer to accommodate multiple types of content while ensuring that the content still feels unified.
Modular grids were developed on “a product of the International Typographic Style developed from Bauhaus ideals in Switzerland in the mid-twentieth century, and have a historical background in politics, rational objectivity, and reduction to essentials and are sometimes used to add historical, political, or philosophical meaning to a design”
Hierarchical Grids
A hierarchical grid structure can be a good solution to create specific alignments within the page or website as a method of developing a hierarchy of information.
The best examples are brand packaging, posters, and websites are some applications that are well suited to the use of hierarchical grids. This type of grid can provide a feeling of order and help navigate the viewer through the information to be presented more organically.
Baseline Grids
It has a consistent alignment of typographic elements by creating a series of rows, based on the size of type of the design. Especially important for multicolumn applications, the baseline grid will ensure that one consistent point, between all typefaces and sizes.
Compound grid
It is formed by integrating multiple grid systems into one organized and systematic way, where multiple structures can exist within one area to allow more variations in the layout.
Summary
Each design has a unique meaning. All we need to do is take time and understand what it is !!
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