MA Multidisciplinary Design

The Grid

The Grid System

For once a strapline that doesn’t under-deliver: The ultimate resource in grid systems.

Courtesy of Antonio Carusone, the creator of the excellent AisleOne1, The Grid System is an inspiring resource that’s well worth bookmarking. Minimally crafted typography coupled with a restrained, yet striking, grid meet well-researched content that results in an indispensible tool for the discerning designer.

The Josef Müller-Brockmann quote in the header underlines Malcolm Gladwell’s observation2 that practice makes perfect:

The grid system is an aid, not a guarantee. It permits a number of possible uses and each designer can look for a solution appropriate to his personal style. But one must learn how to use the grid; it is an art that requires’practice.

— Josef Müller-Brockmann

Practice makes perfect.

Footnotes

  1. AisleOne

    An inspirational resource focused on graphic design, typography, grid systems, minimalism and modernism.

  2. Outliers

    Written in 2008 by Malcolm Gladwell Outliers is a something. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Gladwell suggests 10,000 hours of effort is required to become a master in any subject.

    Every year our students ask us what it will take to leave with a First Class Honours Degree; our answer is usually, “A great deal of hard work…” Good news, this year we can provide you with an actual, quantifiable, answer. It seems that the difference between average and world-class is 10,000 hours.