Grids. ([2012])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris.
• Other Names: Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul
• Contents: Introduction. Chapter 1The need for grids: Organizing informationHow we read a pageHow we view a screenForm and functionIndustry view - Lavernia and Cienfuegos DisenoDesign activity - The grid and identityChapter 2Grid basics: Anatomy of a pageMeasurements; Shapes on a pageProportionHierarchyDrawing a gridThe rule of thirdsThe rule of oddsIndustry view - Z3/StudioDesign activity - Looking at spaceChapter 3Grid types: SymmetricalAsymmetricalModulesCombinationsThe horizontalThe verticalBroadsideDiagonal and angular gridsIndustry view - Gabor Palotai DesignDesign activity - Listen to the pigeonsChapter 4Grid elements: TypeThe baselineImagesHorizontal and vertical alignmentColumnsType and column widthsFoliosIndustry view - Grade DesignDesign activity - Typographic styleChapter 5Grid usage: Visible gridsScaleThe perimeterAxisJuxtapositionWhite spaceEnvironmental gridsCaption-oriented gridsQuantitative information gridsThe grid as expressionThe grid as identityIndustry view - BedowDesign activity - Looking a gridsChapter 6Online grids: The online gridFormality versus informalityWeb basics - fixed or flexibleTranslating the grid to the screenOrientationIndustry view - Morse StudioDesign activity - Translation on to the screen.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Lausanne, Switzerland : AVA Academia
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (200, 9 unnumbered pages), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 686.2252; Grids (Typographic design); Graphic design (Typography); Graphic design (Typography); Grids (Typographic design); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9782940447466; 2940447462
• Related ISBNs: 9782940411924; 2940411921
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references [page 8 at end] and index.
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