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10/23/2013- Why grids matter
- Determining your page size
- Creating margins and defining your type area
- Setting up a baseline grid
- Understanding the power of InDesign's Gridify feature
- Breaking your grid with images
- Maximizing white space with a grid
Skill Level Intermediate
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- [Voiceover] I'm Nigel French. Welcome to Designing with Grids in InDesign. Whether you're designing a business card, a poster, a single-sided flyer, a printed magazine, a digital magazine, or a book, you'll design will be better if you use a grid. Grids provide the structure that underpins good design. They take the guesswork out of where to place content on our page or canvas, and establish rhythm and hierarchy. There are several aspects to working with grids in InDesign, establishing margins and columns, defining a layout grid, setting up and working with a baseline grid.
Sometimes, grids can be frustrating, and we'll be looking at how we can take control of our grid and not the other way around. Grids impose constraint but they also give us flexibility. Part of using grids well is knowing when to break them, and we'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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Introduction1m 3s
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1. Grids: An Overview
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Why grids matter1m 35s
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The parts of a grid3m 41s
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2. Setting up the Grid
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Determining your page size3m 40s
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3. Grid-Related Tools and Features
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Using text wraps with grids3m 43s
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Using layers with grids4m 49s
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The power of Gridify7m 21s
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Using the MakeGrid script4m 24s
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Other grid tools4m 31s
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4. Fitting Text to the Grid
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Using a custom baseline grid5m 45s
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Creating a cap-height grid4m 20s
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5. Breaking the Grid
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Rotating images and text2m 55s
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6. Working with Different Types of Grids
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Using a five-column grid1m 52s
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Using a seven-column grid2m 48s
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Designing posters on a grid1m 15s
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Working with radial grids1m 25s
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Using Grid Calculator Pro6m 31s
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