Grids defined: PDF

{ once you understand the grid and how to set the page up: break the Grid! }

:: a structure made up of horizontal and vertical modules to create a control page layout.

Module | column grid:  newspaper, brochures, annual reports

Manuscript grid: used for books or long essays.

Hierarchal grid: digital publications or websites.

Nontraditional: an experimental layout that possibly follows a movement or era of design.

margins: the space around the outside edge of the page.

bleeds: part on the side of a document that ensures printed edges occur in the final trimmed document incase
of paper movement or design inconsistencies.

slug: holds printing information for the printer or designer positioned off the final print area.

gutter: interior margins where the left and right page meet.

column: space that runs top to bottom between the margins.

row: space that runs side to side between the margins.

module: space created when a row and column join

alley: space between the columns.

sink: a row a specific distance from the top of the page.

thumbspace: means just that, the area where we hold the page.

Example: