Types of grids

- Content will always drive the type of grid…best suited to a layout.…This creates commonalities in different media.…This is great because the grid structure can help a viewer…quickly identify what he or she is seeing.…A book with mostly one kind of text, like a fiction book.…May use a single column, minimal typographic variation,…and generous margins.…Now compare that type of grid with a magazine grid.…Magazines use a multiple column structure…that allows for side-bars, multiple images, pull quotes…and other elements to grab the viewers attention.…

A magazine designed with a fition books grid…will no longer read as light magazine content.…Newspapers use a modular grid…that allows for maximum flexibility,…as the content length and type can change day to day.…A newspaper grid tells the viewer that he or she…is looking at information.…Websites use a type of grid, typically 12 columns…suited for the screen.…Like any medium, some of these forms have been used so often…that they are mistaken for hard and fast rules.…