Grids for Graphic Designers. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris.
• Authors: Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul
• Contents: Introduction1. The need for gridsOrganising informationHow we read a pageHow we view a screenForm and functionIndustry view: Boy Bastaiens2. Grid basicsAnatomy of a pageMeasurementsShapes on a pageProportionHierarchyDrawing on a gridThe rule of thirdsThe rule of oddsIndustry view: Second Story3. Grid typesSymmetricalAsymmetricalModulesCombinationsThe horizontalThe verticalBroadsideDiagonal and angular gridsIndustry view: Peter Dawson4. Grid elementsType The baselineImagesHorizontal and vertical alignmentColumnsType and column widthsFoliosIndustry view: Brody Associates5. Grid usageVisible gridsScaleThe perimeterAxisJuxtapositionWhite spaceEnvironmental gridsCaption-oriented gridsQuantitative information gridsThe grid as expressionThe grid as identityIndustry view: Nicholas Felton6. Online gridsThe online gridFormality versus informalityWeb basics- fixed or flexible?Translating the grid to the screenOrientationIndustry view: 3 DeepExercisesGlossaryIndex and credits.
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Subjects: Book design; Design -- Graphic Arts -- General; Design -- Book; Design -- General; Graphic design
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474255592; 1474255590
• Related ISBNs: 9781474254779
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