From the course: Typography: Working with Grids
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Classic grids: The golden section rectangle and the Fleckhaus 12-column grid
From the course: Typography: Working with Grids
Classic grids: The golden section rectangle and the Fleckhaus 12-column grid
Grids have a unique history in the world of design and typography. As a designer you should be familiar with the design theory behind a few important classic grids and their evolution. So let's have a look at some structures that inform many grid proportions. The golden ratio is found throughout nature. We can see it in seashells, plant forms, and even the human body. The Parthenon, many cathedrals and the Great Pyramid of Giza all refer to the golden ratio. It's also known as the golden section, the golden mean and the golden proportion. The golden ratio is based on the ration between two segments where the smaller segment is to the larger segment as the larger segment is to the sum of the two segments. Here's another look at how that ratio is expressed. In the 1950s and 1960s, two important designers wrote definitive tracts on grid proportions that stemmed from the golden ratio. The most well known is Jan Tschichold, who based his proportions on medieval manuscripts interpretation…
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