Best Practices for Graphic Designers, Grids and Page Layouts

130 Best Practices for Graphic Designers: Grids and Page Layouts

“THE UNDERLYING TYPE GRID

IS FORMAL, BUT THE USE OF

ILLUSTRATIONS HELPS TO MAKE

THE PAGES FEEL VARIED.”

—Caz Hildebrand, Here Design

Grid systems and layout design are very focused on

classification and organization to provide structure and

regularity to a piece of communication. They rely

heavily on pairings and groupings to create a rhythm

and flow that make the piece accessible to the viewer,

and the way the content is organized will directly

affect the way the viewer interprets the information.

For London-based Here Design, the problem of

pairing information was at the root of its ...