Originally published: 2009. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Breaking the rules. Basic grid diagrams -- Determine the appropriate grid -- Formatting text -- Hierarchy of information -- Grid and image -- Combining grid, type, and image -- Color -- Space -- Rhythm and flow -- Single column -- Two column -- Three column -- Multicolumn -- Modular -- Tables and charts -- Color as a dominant element -- Color as organizing principle -- Horizontal Hierarchy -- When type forms the grid -- Filled and funtional -- Spacious but not barren -- Seemingly gridless -- Organic shapes -- Swiss grid -- Grid, interrupted -- Grind, reconstructed -- Layered grid -- Grids and motion -- Breaking the rules.
Summary:
Adhering to certain layout and grids standards and principles is important for any job from brochures, to annual reports, to posters, to websites, to publications. However, knowing how to bend the rules and make certain grids work for the job at hand takes skill. This book will outline and demonstrate basic layout/grid guidelines and rules through 100 entries including choosing the a typeface for the project, striving for rhythm and balance with type, combining typefaces, using special characters and kerning and legibility. These essentials of grid design are critical to the success of any job.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.