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Last post: 3 months, 1 week ago | Thread started: Jul 2, 08, 8:43 a.m.

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• Fariska

  I'm about to start a new design for a website.
  So I'm setting up margins, grid and stuff.

  Do you guys have a method or a reason to go with a grid with an even number columns than one with odd number of columns?

  I used to work with an odd number of columns (usually 7 or 9) because the space is less boring/static yet balanced, but since i've seen the "Grid systems" Book by Muller-Brockmann
  this time I'm trying with an even numbered columns grid.

  Anyway i'd like to hear your opinions about that.

  Jul 2, 08, 8:43 a.m. – Permalink

• robotron3k

  aww, for a second i thought is said, "Designing with girls"...

  nevermind, carry on...

  • feel free to hijack the thread– Fariska1/3

    do girls like grids?– TheBlueOne2/3

    girls like willies....well some girls do...– jimzyk3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:44 a.m. – Permalink

• phatlee

  Might help http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/…

  • good one!– alicetheblue1/2

    good resource. thanks, phatlee.– ender792/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:45 a.m. – Permalink

• Bluejam

  i usually stick with even numbers

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:47 a.m. – Permalink

• Fariska

  Thanks phatlee, (i've already downloaded that pdf last week)
  I was just wondering if there was a functional reason to have an even numbered cols greed or odd numbered ones. (I know for websites with loads of ads, they set the grid size)

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:48 a.m. – Permalink

• WeLoveNoise

  http://www.designbygrid.com/

  • you beat me to it– al_la

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:48 a.m. – Permalink

• jbenjohnson

  960.gs

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:49 a.m. – Permalink

• jbenjohnson

  

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:50 a.m. – Permalink

• al_la

  http://www.mostinspired.com/blog…

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:51 a.m. – Permalink

• Fariska

  That was NOT a request for tutorials or resources
  but... nevermind.

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 8:52 a.m. – Permalink

• kelpie

  I used to always try to go with an odd number, but lately I've just been making life a little easier overall by going with simpler even numbered grids. I tend to find that once you get down to the nitty gritty of introducing varied and sometimes unpredictable content the great looking uneven grid design can make things more difficult.

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:09 a.m. – Permalink

• Dancer

  On a side note I found a nice little plugin for Photoshop where you can set up grids. Very useful.

  • Link?– ukit1/5

    hang on– Dancer2/5

    yeah, link?– Fariska3/5

    well, link it then.– skt4/5

    see below. And skt where's that fla?– Dancer5/5

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:09 a.m. – Permalink

• jaylarson

  This pdf should help some:
  http://www.subtraction.com/pics/…

  • just more supplemental info for ya.– jaylarson1/2

    been there, done that ;-)– Fariska2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:11 a.m. – Permalink

• Dancer

  The one I installed:
  http://www.andrewingram.net/arti…
  On line:
  http://www.29digital.net/grid/
  and another link about it:
  http://960.gs/

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:16 a.m. – Permalink

• kelpie

  you fucker dancer. I posted that on here. that's my praise you're thieving you bastard.

  • ahahaha....
    ... hang on, ar you Ben Johnson?– Dancer

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:19 a.m. – Permalink

• gramme

  I think the grid should depend on how much and what kinds of information you need to include. I don't see how it matters whether it's an even or odd number of columns, either can look good in the hands of a skilled designer.

  • that sounds good.– jimzyk

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:23 a.m. – Permalink

• jevad

  Please read:

  http://www.markboulton.co.uk/art…

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:40 a.m. – Permalink

• uan

  12...as it can be divided by 3 and 4

  • and 6 an 2– jaylarson

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:43 a.m. – Permalink

• jimzyk

  kind of like what gramme was saying, should the grid not depend on the content? odd, even, im not really sure which I use more regularly, i suppose it tends to be odd, not sure why... im really not much help...

  • It's not about being helpful.. is about know someone else opinions– Fariska

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 9:50 a.m. – Permalink

• mistermik

  i'm confused - has nobody being using grids up to now?
  How have you all been doing it?

  • floating point operations and non-linear algebra... at least that's how i've been doing it.– monNom

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 1:57 p.m. – Permalink

• i_monk

  I recently (finally) got my main account on a grid-based layout for larger ads. I didn't bother with any fancy grid-constructing formula, just worked out the visual proportions I wanted elements to have.

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 08, 2:13 p.m. – Permalink