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It doesn't say that at all fresnobob. Just says that some form of grid can be used in any application, not that it necessarily should be.
Maybe we agree because I thought Peter Crnokrak's comment was on the right track:
"The greatest impediment to the use of grid systems is the inherent misconception that they determine the design being created. Grids are nothing more than a guide by which graphic layouts can be quickly achieved. Ultimately the human eye (perceptual) and the manner in which our brain associates form (cognitive) determine whether a design is aesthetically pleasing. The proof of this is the well-know practice of optically correcting a mechanical layout. If grid systems were the be-all and end-all means by which to design, there would be no need for adept designers to “clean up” layouts. Optical corrections to layouts (balances of form and space) are needed as graphic form relationships are so complex that a mechanical grid layout is simply too coarse to properly deal with content. Using only grids to design is like using an AK-47 to hunt rabbits – you’ll get the job done, but it’s not going to be pretty."
For me, though, trying to articulate this in the pages of Web Designer Depot might also be overkill. Let's face it, for a student, it's much better for them to overlearn the right lessons instead of learning the complete wrong ones;)
As far as the book page canon, clearly it was the precursor of a more formalized grid layout. Tomato, tomato.
- Also, keep in mind we're talking mainly about web design here - where use of some kind of grid is almost unavoidableukit