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Many designers consider grids as the key to designing. Grids integrate communication from pictures, headlines, tabular data and text.
Benefits Grids solve complex communication probelms in design by providing
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ANATOMY anatomy Anatomy is a branch of biology that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy (zootomy) and plant anatomy (phytotomy). In some of its facets anatomy is closely related to embryology, comparative anatomy and comparative embryology through common roots in evolution
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Margins are the spaces at the top and the bottom of a page and at the edge of a spread Margins set the boundary of the design and occassionally contains running heads, chapters heads and folios
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Columns are vertical alignments for organizing body text. A grid can have any number of columns Columns can be of either same width or different widths.
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Gutters are the margins between columns and the inner margins at the centre of a spread Gutters surround and define the live area Gutters assist in focusing attention and serve as resting place for the eye
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Picture boxes or Modules are space for pictures and other image elements Modules are repeated across the page format Modules can be combined including the gutter in between them to contain a larger picture or other element
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Block Grids consist of large rectangular area that takes up most of the page Block Grids are highly used in books Primary Structure of the grid is the Text Block Secondary Structure of the grid is the header and footer, chapter title, page numbers and footnotes
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Column COLUMN column column COLUMN COLUMN column column COLUMN COLUMN column column COLUMN COLUMN column column COLUMN COLUMN column column COLUMN COLUMN column column COLUMN COLUMN column column COLUMN COLUMN column column COLUMN COLUMN column column COLUMN 32
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Column Grids are very flexible and are dependent on each other for running text Column Grids are extensively used in newspapers and magazines Columns can be combined to make wider columns Wider columns are suitable for pictures and other elements
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Modular Grids are specialized column grids Each module defines a small chunk of informational space When grouped together, modules define Spatial Zones which have specific roles and may contain pictures and other elements
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GRAPHIC DESIGN CODE LAYOUT
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