Feb 19, 2005
Some notes on Grid Systems in Graphic Design
A few notes from Josef Muller-Brockmann’s Grid Systems in Graphic Design
Grid divides 2D space into smaller fields. Fields may be the same or different in size. Vertical distance between fields: at least 1 line of text. Horizontal distance between fields depends on size of type and illustrations used. The smallest illustration corresponds to the smallest grid field (???) All illustrations, photos, stats, etc. have the size of 1, 2, 3, or 4 grid fields. The fewer the differences in size of the illustrations, the quieter the impressed created by the design. Standard typefaces listed in the book: Garamond, Caslon, Bakersville, Bedoni, Clarendon, Berthhold, Times, Helvetica, Univers. Columns should be 10 words wide. Margins of the same size never result in interesting design.
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this is a very interesting post…conseidering how hard it is to get hold of a copy of the book. i wpld be very interested to see more extracts from the book if that is at all possible?
regards
I don’t have a copy of the book anymore, it was a inter-library exchange book. The notes were made for myself before I returned it. It’s a great book, but ridiculously expensive.
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article , but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.
this is THE book to have best $80 you will ever spend