Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Right Usage of Grid System in Graphic Design

In general, grid system is the use with combination of margins, guides, rows and columns to organize any content on a page no matter how big the page is. We are frequently having been seen many of great design examples either on newspaper prints or magazine layout are fully playing around with rows and columns of text and images. Grids are fully used effectively across to an entire project in order to achieve a very consistent, balance looking and comfortable feel. In a finished product, obviously the grids applied are invisible, but following it that helps in creating successful print and web layouts that look clean, organized, and the most important clear message delivery.

Is there any limitation with using grids? Basically you are allowed to use as many grids as you like provided there is necessity, no maximum number restriction to the grid layouts that can be allocated. Generally types include equally sized of two, three, four and six-column grids with a header across the top or footer across the bottom. You can work on full-page grid of squares as well that built up numbers of blocks. With the variation of column widths, borders, page size and other features of the grid will help you to design a unique page layout. To remember fully utilize the grid system effectively in the way to help positioning those elements whether text or images of your design on the page while executing a project.

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