Grid System Publication Info

Grid System Publication Info

The golden ratio is a grid that describes a perfect symmetrical relationship between two proportions. It is used to create pleasing, and natural looking layout in any design work. It has been believed that the golden ratio has been used for over 4,000 years by artists and designers. Some believe it may have been used even longer then this by the Ancient Egyptians to aid them in building the pyramids. A lot of Greek architecture also embraces the golden ratio in the construction of their buildings such as the portico. Everything from the position of the columns and the height of the ceiling are all based off this grid. Even the painting of the last supper was loosely based upon this. The golden ratio is approximately equal to a 1:1.61 ratio and can be illustrated using a large rectangle also known as a Golden Rectangle. 

A modular grid is a grid with multiple columns and rows creating a series of squares or rectangles for all the contents to fit within. It has been around for a very long time and has been popularised by newspaper designs. Those designers created the modules for each component of a story told in the paper. This grid is good for separating information within a single spread. If there was an abundance of information, this grid would be used perfectly for separating this information and making it seem unrelated to one another. This grid can also be used for website design due to its flexible layout, it can also be used for a minimalistic design for perfect organisation.

A multi-column grid or just a column grid is a grid with multiple columns across a page. A very simple grid with great purpose. It is very useful when presenting large amounts information with intervals or gaps. Fir instance you could reserve certain columns for text and one for image, dividing them equally. Such text and or images can also stretch across the columns to create larger bodies, depending on the style that has been aimed to achieve. The width of the column is always up to the designer so there isn't really too many strict rules with this one. It would usually depend on the size of the text. The columns should express an ease for reading at a comfortable level. Wide spread columns make it more difficult to translate the text to the reader and especially hyphenation which should be avoided in these scenarios.