Lesson 19

Grids

In this lesson, we learnt about the importance of grids when designing a newsletter or magazine page. Every magazine page you see now follows a certain grid. Grids help put the elements of the page together neatly and make it look pleasing to the eye. People don't like looking at messy things, and without a proper grid system, newsletters will look messy and out of place. Therefore, we have to place our elements according to the grid system to achieve a neat and appealing overall look. 

Here is an example of one of the grid systems, the star grid : 

For my newsletter, I will also be using the star grid which is for a A3 sized spread. I like this grid system as it is simple, neat, and easy on the eye. Though it is simple, it is able to look appealing to the eye and can easy convey a message to the audience. For this design, see how the text boxes sit nicely within the grid, how the cup in the middle is symmetrical on both side of the middle line and how the title is nicely spread through both pages? The reason why the elements are able to be put there so neatly is because of the star grid. And that, is the power of the grid system.

That's it for this post. Thank you!