Innovative Design Systems for Editorial and Digital Media
Grids and Spacing
A course by Mark Porter , Designer
About the video: Grids and Spacing
Overview
“For the structure of our design, we will rely on grid systems. But what are they? Here I'll explain why they matter and how they can be used.”
In this video lesson Mark Porter addresses the topic: Grids and Spacing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Innovative Design Systems for Editorial and Digital Media. Learn how to create distinctive designs and build a recognizable brand that engages with its audience across all platforms and channels.
Partial transcription of the video
“Grids and Spacing In this lesson, we're going to focus on grid systems. We will talk about why they matter. I'm going to show you how we make grids for our projects. What is a grid? Basically, it's a way of dividing up the canvas, imposing a pattern on your page that you can use to arrange the elements in your design. Grids have been part of book design for hundreds of years. Grids particularly came to prominence with the modern movement in the mid 20th century, in the work of people like the Swiss designer, Joseph Müller-Brockmann, and the great Massimo Vignelli, the iconic Italian designe...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Innovative Design Systems for Editorial and Digital Media
-
Category
Design -
Areas
Digital Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Information Design
Mark Porter
A course by Mark Porter
Mark Porter is a Scottish designer based in England. Growing up, he was always creative and spent most of his time drawing or playing the guitar, before going on to study modern languages at Oxford University. There, he illustrated for the school magazine and worked on event posters alongside his studies. After graduating, he began his career working at a magazine and, after his redesign was accepted by the editors, he landed his first professional design job.
Mark spent the next 15 years working in print before moving on to digital and TV media. He’s worked in a variety of media-based roles, from editorial design to art direction for some of the best-known magazines, newspapers, publishers, and TV networks in Europe. He was the creative director of The Guardian and has collaborated with brands including, New Statesman and The V&A Museum, as well as charities and cultural organizations.
- 100% positive reviews (123)
- 3,259 students
- 15 lessons (3h 6m)
- 23 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
