Whether you love it or hate it, grids are very much part of graphic design and web design, and to be able to create designs that "breaks through" one must know what they are breaking. The grid is such a system. Much debated, much ignored, much hated and even less liked than loved, the grid is necessary.
At SXSW this year Khoi Vinh (Design Director for the New York Times online) had a presentation on "the grid", its history, and how it can make things better for designers, IAs and even people who just want to know how to loosely design a site so that its INTELLIGIBLE.
I found this helpful, and although I'm sure the presentation was an exceptional experience, this might not be (because you have to read it).
Where it would come in handy, is in helping you, the designer, IA, client, etc, create and/or recognize an exceptional experience, whether by following the grid or by breaking the grid.
Enjoy: http://www.subtraction.com/pics/0703/grids_are_good.pdf
Lawrence Ardelean
Strategists & Planners
Comments (2)
Khoi's deck is fantastic, and if you enjoyed it, another great complement to it from SXSW is Mark Boulton & Richard Rutter's deck on web typography:
http://webtypography.net/sxsw2007/webtypography-sxsw2007-notes.pdf
Posted by Kyle | May 5, 2007 12:21 PM
Posted on May 5, 2007 12:21
Thanks for the pointer - great!!
Posted by Markus Hübner | May 6, 2007 3:13 PM
Posted on May 6, 2007 15:13