Grids in Real Life

Grids in

Real Life Kelsey Beyer

Exhibit 1 Almost all cement elements - roads, sidewalks, parking lots - have grids to them.

Exhibit 2 Brick buildings have grids as well, though it’s almost as though there are two separate grids overlapping because of how the bricks overlap by row. The green lines form the boundaries of some bricks, while the blue lines form others, in alternating rows.

Exhibit 3 Newspapers are an everyday typographic grid system, but most people don’t realize it. They just know it looks nice, and it makes sense to them.

Exhibit 4 Some buildings’ windows create a grid system. This isn’t common on single family homes, but on larger buildings like this residence hall, it appears more frequently.

Exhibit 5 Ceiling tiles create an obvious grid because, like bricks, they are all the same shape and size.