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6/19/2019- Why grids matter
- Setting up a modular grid
- Determining margins, page size, and aspect ratio
- Creating a baseline grid
- Creating a cap height grid
- Text wraps and grids
- Object styles and grid
- Using the Gridify feature
- Breaking your grid with images
- Shaping text frames
Skill Level Intermediate
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- [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.
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Introduction
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1. Grids: An Overview
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Why grids matter2m 32s
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Grid terminology2m 36s
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2. Setting Up a Grid
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Page size and aspect ratio2m 29s
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Determining margins7m 11s
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Adding a document grid4m 44s
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Adjusting the leading value2m 58s
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3. Using a Baseline Grid in InDesign
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Setting up a baseline grid4m 53s
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Bottoming out4m 59s
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Subheads3m 43s
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Using a custom baseline grid3m 23s
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4. Grid-Related InDesign Tools and Features
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Using text wraps with grids4m 34s
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Using layers with grids3m 38s
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The power of Gridify5m 12s
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Using the MakeGrid script5m 54s
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Grid Resources1m 54s
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5. Breaking the Grid
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Rotating images and text1m 39s
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Shaping text frames3m 54s
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6. Third-Party Grid Tools
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Grid Calculator Pro6m 31s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye23s
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