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Filled with extensive research and more than 100 informative examples from the Bauhaus to Nike ads, Grid Systems provides a rich, easy-to-understand overview and demonstrates a step-by-step approach to typographic composition. It suggests design strategies that transcend simple function and reductionist recipes to allow grids to become a means of truly dynamic communication. Any designer, educator, or student will benefit greatly from this elegant slim book, chock-a-block full of colorful examples, helpful vellum overlays, and Elam's insightful analysis.

Designer: Kimberly Elam
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Language: English
Size: 8.3 × 11.8" / 210 × 300 mm
Pages: 120
Publication: 2004
Binding: Softcover