Grids for graphic designers /
Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris.
- pages cm
- Basics design .
Previously published: 2012 by AVA Academia under the title Grids.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The need for grids -- Grid basics -- Grid types -- Grid elements -- Grid usage -- Online grids.
"Basics Design 07: Grids introduces readers to the basic principles of structure and order in graphic design. The use of grids as a layout tool has a long history in graphic design. Methods have been refined, improved and complemented many times, and this process continues today, as new technology creates new media contexts. This book is not a prescriptive guide to using grids. Instead, it looks at the principles behind grid usage to give the reader the ability to tackle a wide variety of graphic design problems, which in turn opens up ample opportunities for expression and creativity"--