Grids

Grids are important and very useful with in graphic design as a whole. The grids give the document consistency as they all have the same look about them. There are many different examples of layout grids which can be used, below are some examples of the different types:

Although grid layouts seem very structured and plain, there are ways around it. Varying the different layout grids makes the pages interesting and intriguing to the audience. There are ways of coming out of the grid layout by using larger images/illustrations which gives it a new identity. Background images/colours/textures also set the layouts apart from each other.