Grids
When designing a book it is most important to consider which grid will be followed throughout as there are a large number of pages that need to be designed to all work together. I researched the most commonly used grids to see which would work best in relation to the visual research that I had carried out.
Manuscript Grids
- the simplest grid structure
- a large rectangular area inside a format
- for large continuous blocks of text or images
Column Grids
- when the information being presented is discontinuous and different types of information can be placed in different columns
- can be dependent on each other, independent and crossed over by design elements
- flexibility
- easy to organise in many variations
Modular Grids
- vertical and horizontal divisions
- the gutters between each create a matrix of cells/modules
- good for complex projects
- image galleries/shopping carts
- if modules are set too small then they become hard to design with
Hierarchical Grids
- commonly found on the web
- created organically by placing the design elements on the page and then finding a rational structure for presenting those elements
GRID EXPERIMENTS
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| Manuscript grid |
- would be hard to develop a visual consistency
- a full width of the page of text is difficult to read
- images can be any size
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| Column grid |
- the columns allow for a variety of text arrangements but without the restriction of the horizontal guides
- images can be placed within the columns or used to centre the images, lots of design flexibility
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| Modular grid |
- fairly restrictive
- a strong visual design can be easily developed
DESIGN DEVELOPMENTS
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| Modular |
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| Modular |
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| Design inspiration for text layout |
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| Header and footer experiments |
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| Justified vs. left alignment |
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| Right alignment experiment |
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