Grid Systems in Graphic Design

by Josef Müller-Brockmann
Grid Systems in Graphic Design
published
January 1996 by Arthur Niggli
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binding
Hardcover, 176 pages

isbn
3721201450   (isbn13: 9783721201451)

description
From a professional for professionals, here is the definitive word on using grid systems in graphic design. Though Muller-Brockman first presented hi ...more





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Erica
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06/22/07

Read in June, 2007
I would like to give this book a 3.5, actually, not quite a 4. I think it's really good, packed full of information, and actually pretty interesting to read, as long as you do it a little bit at a time. I do think though that it's a little over the top in insisting the grid is the only way to go, and a bit... insulting to those that choose not to use grids all the time. you sort of have to look past some of the very strong "grids are the best thing ever" statements and absorb the infor
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Laycee
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12/06/07

Read in December, 2005
A must read for all graphic designers. The systematic grids and margins explained in this book are extremely tight. It definitely lays a solid foundation of the grid system, but it's too extreme, to the point that it's over doing it. I definitely don't recommend anyone to follow the grids, this book is simply a tool to get exposed to working with the grid. To do any creative designs, please get out of these grids!
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10/30/08

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Michael Lee
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10/02/08

recommended to Michael by: Elizabeth Tilak
recommends it for: designers and the like.
Structure. You have to know structure before you break it.
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Nick
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10/25/08

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Justin Cormack
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06/09/08

bookshelves: design
I love modernism and what came out of it. You may as well go back to the originals for a subject like this. Get it without the subject being watered down with any idea that there is a choice. And in English and German on the same page.
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Andrea
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11/27/07

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Read in January, 2000
recommends it for: designers
It may look dry, but this book lets a designer see all the potential of grid systems, whether or not their final design uses one from the myriad of options presented.
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Tony
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09/26/08

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David
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04/11/07

bookshelves: design
Read in January, 1998
recommends it for: Graphic designers
Read it in college and again in 2006-2007. Required reading for graphic designers.
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Xavier
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07/02/07

Read in July, 2005
Un libro de cajón opara todo aquel que pretende saber algo de diseño.
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Adam
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05/16/08

A good introduction to ... GRID SYSTEMS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN! Yay!
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Brandon
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10/16/07

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Never finished it. =(
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04/25/07

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Beautiful.
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avg rating (all editions): 4.48 (65 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 4.48 (65 ratings)
number of reviews: 10







other editions

Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual Communication Manual (Hardcover)