Designing with Grids in InDesign

- [Nigel] Whether you're designing a business card, a poster, a flyer, a printed magazine, a digital magazine, or a book your design will be better if you use a grid. I'm Nigel French, welcome to Designing with Grids in InDesign. Grids provide the structure that underpins good design. They take the guesswork out of where to place content on your page or screen, and they establish rhythm and hierarchy. Grids impose constraint, but they also give us flexibility. Part of using grids well is knowing when to break them, and I'll be talking about when you need to break your grid, either because it's too restrictive or for graphic effect. Let's get started.