3 Grids

Here are three grid tracings, and though they all come from the same magazine, they are vastly different. Sometimes the pictures are contained within the grid, and sometimes the bleed to edge of the page. I like them because they tie together but have very different aesthetics. 

Grid Reading

I've read it twice, now, and still I find that this bit of information is extremely hard reading. I don't feel dumb because I've found wording within the text seems to me to be unnecessary, i.e. "But although..." and I think that I'm stumbling more on the text than the content. Historically, there is a lot of interesting information, but I find that Kimberly Elam's "Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type" explains grids and there uses in a much more comprehensible manner. Also, she includes pages of design vellum with the grid marked out and areas shaded lay on top of a corresponding page with text and images. The physical examples are much clearer.

 

JUST NOT GETTIN' IT...FRUSTRATED!

So, I've looked through various magazines and I can clearly see a three column system in place as well as some two and four column systems, but I'm having a hard time with recognizing the rest of the grid on a general basis. I didn't find the handout helpful either. I have come up with an idea for a magazine, however, and I do want to complete every part of this assignment, but I really need some help. The concept for my magazine, due to my current situation, is a magazine for working professional moms in the NW. I'd like to cover health issues, job and time management issues, fashion ideas, and creative endeavors, as well as ways for moms to find mom time and some R&R. I have been thinking about this project and even done research, but I just don't seem to understand how to get my process started. Oh I need help! Please help me.