Task: to research and collect evidence of grid systems to use as reference for your project.
I have looked in the library at some magazines, books and newspaper to look at and analyse grid systems used.
The grids used in publications are obvious when you learn about them but I can’t remember noticing them before. This means that they work well and integrate into the design well and allow for an easy read.
(2021) ‘Magazin Reports’, Detail, 9/2021 pp.12 (2020) ‘How the light gets in’, Bookforum, Volume 26, Issue 5, pp. 6
I find the layout in Bookforum simple yet effective. It shows that using three columns and text can still work well and be effective.
In the examples above and below, white space is utilised and full bleed images, yet the text is still in alignment and the use of grid is evident
I really enjoyed looking at the physical publications in the library, rather than looking at layouts online. As a result of this task I will use the library as an import resource when not only researching information but for visual inspiration as well.