
32 Best Practices for Graphic Designers: Grids and Page Layouts
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 a myriad of different size and
shape spatial zones. These types of grids are useful for
complex projects with many components of varying
sizes and importance, such as newspapers. They are well
suited for charts, tables, and forms, but can provide
a feeling of order and mathematical rationality to even
simple publications. Modular grids were a ...