grids
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- aliendn
today i was shopping for the typography "sheep" book and i came across a book called grids, which had pictures of layouts with translucent paper over it showing the grids that govern the design. its bad to admit on newstoday, but that's the first time i really saw grids in functionality and i was amazed...it was like seeing a 3d movie for the first time.
so i was wondering, are there any online resources or books you'd reccommend on grids and layouts. thanks.
- Beech0
you didn't go to design school did you? (that came out sounding harsh wasn't meant to be an insult)
ywft has some awesome and relatively cheap books which will lay it out for y'all to play it out.
- Duane0
Search here - there are many threads on grids. The bible though, is Grid Systems In Graphic Design by Josef Müller-Brockmann.
- donal0
i remember seeing a grid system massimo vignelli set up for some US goverment branch. it was an eye opener! sorry, no link. i lost it.
- Duane0
You tease. :P
I would love to see that.
- forcetwelve0
swiss designer fromt he 50s - josef muller brockmann - he's my favourite inspiration...
- canuck0
muller-brockman book is very good. I always wanted to buy a copy. but I can't bring myself to shell out $150 cnd. for it.
- nick0
canuck its not that expensive, go to Swipe.
buy Grid Systems In Graphic Design though, you will not be sorry.
- aliendn0
beech, no i didnt go to design school, no offence taken
- aliendn0
thx for the responses, i'l look into it
- canuck0
Swipe, you say! I'll take a look there., I was in Another Mans Poison couple weeks back and they wanted $120 + tax for it.
- Beech0
They had the jmb book at the library at uni. Is awesome. Now theres a man whos not afraid to like a type face and stick to it :)
thats definately a good book to read if you can find it aliendn
- liquid0
there was a site...flash site that was posted here long ago...maybe 4 months or so.....dk red background I think.....and everytime you clicked it changed to a different grid layout...
anyone?
- nick0
great link liquid, thanks!
[the site isnt terribly funcional, but the concept & excecution are cool as hell]
- MLVR0
wolgang weinghart
- clerk0
i believe it's wolfgang weingart :)
- YerMa0
gridtastic
- MLVR0
yes, indeed. :-)