book recommendation
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I have both Brockmann's and the Making and Breaking the Grid. Obviously Brockmanns book is much more informative practical and has stood the test of time.
The rockport book does have alot of photos but it dosnt have alot of valuable diagrams and information. The book is dividing into making the grid, and then making the grid. Each section talks about the grid and its development, and then the rebellion against the grid. Each is backed up by high quality samples with captions and diagrams of the works grid structures.
I would highly advise to understand the grid from Brockmann before going into this book, at least I found it helpful. But Brockmanns work is very strict to the grid and if you are looking to learn about other ways in which the grid can be used I would reccomend this book, as there are some really interesting examples.
Rockport books are pretty good but I think you have to be careful which ones you purchase. I also have the Logo Design workbook which has some good text in it. Like Phaidon, some of their books can lack good text.