Category Archives: Grid Design

Design trends (predictions) and minimalist grid designs in 2010

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Nick La of Web Designer Wall has posted his predictions of the way web sites will be designed in 2010. Not too many surprises in his post but it makes for an interesting read. There is a specific section on Minimalist & Grid Designs where Nick says: Minimalist and grid designs are not today’s new. [...]

Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters Exhibit

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Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters Exhibit - Josef Müller-Brockmann by AisleOne
Pictures from the Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters exhibit held at San Jose State University from November 17-December 18, 2009. The posters are from the private collection of designer Aaron Marcus. (Via AisleOne)

72 Rivington St.

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An interesting grid design for 72 Rivington Street, London, the new physical home of YCN, a multi - purpose space comprising a public ground floor, two floors of studio and a rooftop too. The space has been designed for YCN by the Klassnik corporation, with interiors installed by OKAY Studio and Rob Thuring. YCN create projects and [...]

Cosmic Anomalies

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Vanessa Lam has created a beautiful piece of print for the Society for Scientific Inquiry of Paranormal Atmospheric and Cosmic Anomalies. This 48 page infographic zine about UFOs, inspired by scientific journals and looney ufologists alike, is full of hard data and statistics, glitches, and conspiracies. Printed on newsprint and only $5 to buy! Beautiful.

Penguin Grid, 1961

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Templates for Rapid Interactive Prototyping on 960 gs

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Stephen Bau has created a collection of useful web elements built on Nathan Smith’s 960 grid system. The Fluid 960 Grid System templates have been built upon the work of Nathan Smith and his 960 Grid System using effects from the MooTools and jQuery JavaScript libraries.

An animated homage to Josef Müller-Brockmann

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An oldie, but worth taking a look. A video remix of Josef Müller-Brockmann’s work by garythebutcher.

Grid Style In Modern Web Design: Showcase and Resources

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instantShift - Grid-Style in Modern Web Design
A great introduction to Grid-basd web design by Instant Shift, with plenty of inspirational resources and hints and tips to using grid systems in your web design. At the bottom of the list you’ll also find some free word press themes that follow the grid design principles.

Basel Pilgrimage

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Oliver Bothwell of noclichésallowed spent the last week with the Information Design pathway exploring the typographic history of Switzerland in and around Basel. noclichésallowed is a collaboration started by seven graphic designers all of whom have a link to the LCC. Oliver has put together a nice collection of vintage posters and other snaps that [...]

Business Plan Book Design

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Sad Bird Design, A Collective Design Firm in St. Louis, USA, announced the release of their friend’s business plan book that has been a few months in the making! Well done, chaps :0) They are also offering a PDF download of their finished article, along with grid system that they have used.