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- fresnobob0
Yeah, I have to admit I that the web is pretty reliant on grids. I can't think of much non-grid based web design since Flash was en vogue, but I suppose then that is saying something about how grids could be considered a trend. I guess though that that fell out of style because people got sick of wading through all the extra b.s. you had to sit through to get to the information, and thats kind of a major reason why a grid should be used in the first place.
I think a lot of the web's use of grids is based on how a web page is constructed. The whole programming thing is more or less a really complex grid based on the pixel unit and that doesn't apply so much to things like print, but I still think that while most uses of the web should have some sort of grid, it still doesn't mean that its always appropriate. I think it would be very possible to design (for example) for the web using classical design principles that are not grid based and could still function, but then again that just breaks it down to a style and not a complete necessity.