Grid systems in graphic design

Résumé

Ouvrage de référence sur les systèmes de grille en design graphique, abordant les principes et les applications de manière détaillée. L'auteur, Josef Müller-Brockmann, propose des exemples concrets et des directives précises pour l'utilisation des différentes grilles présentées, allant de 8 à 32 champs. Il traite également de la grille tridimensionnelle et fournit aux professionnels les outils nécessaires pour résoudre les problèmes de mise en page. Un guide essentiel pour les designers en quête de perfectionnement.

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This book is suitable for those who work with automated text and image design. It shows examples of working correctly on a conceptual level. Exact directions for using all of the grid systems presented (8 to 32 grid fields) are given to the user. These can be used for the most varied of projects. The three-dimensional grid is treated as well. Put simply: a guidebook from the profession for the profession. The development of organizational systems in visual communication was the service and the accomplishment of the representatives of simple and functional typography and graphic design. In the 1920s in Europe, works already arose in the areas of typography, graphic design and photography with objectified conception and rigid composition. In 1961 a brief presentation of the grid with text and illustrations appeared for the first time in an earlier book by the author. Articles published mainly in trade journals then followed.This book now attempts to close a gap by giving examples and exact directions to the professional concerning all grid problems that can occur. The author, a world-renowned professional, thus offers his colleagues the tools to solve problems more easily.