Editorial Content Design: A News Experience
The grid
A course by Francesco Franchi , Designer and Journalist
About the video: The grid
Overview
“For the structure of our project, we will rely on grid systems. But what are they? Let's understand why they are important and how they can be used.”
In this video lesson Francesco Franchi addresses the topic: The grid, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Content Design: A News Experience. Design a publishing experience that responds to and adapts to new information consumption. Combines analog and digital platforms to shape content to be read, watched, listened to, and touched..
Partial transcription of the video
“The architect Le Corbusier used to say to the designers you are an organizer, not a model designer. And organization is the basis of every editorial project. How to organize information? How to give a hierarchy of information on a page or on a monitor? Thanks to the use of the grill. Let's analyze how to draw a grid and how to apply it. The grid, as Joseph Muller Brockman also said, it's a support, it's an aid, it's a support that graphics give to the organization of space. We talked about ergonomics, how to hold a newspaper, how to use it. The grid also helps us with this. It helps us to g...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Content Design: A News Experience
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Category
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Areas
Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Information Design

Francesco Franchi
A course by Francesco Franchi
Francesco Franchi is a prominent designer and journalist, known for his influential work on the redesign of Repubblica and for his role as former creative director of "Intelligent Lifestyle," the innovative magazine of Il Sole 24 ore. Throughout his career, Francesco has explored how design and information intertwine in the digital age, and his contributions have been instrumental in shaping the way we consume news and editorial content today. His experience and vision make Francesco Franchi an exceptional guide for exploring editorial design in the digital age.
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