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Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design
by
Khoi Vinh
The grid has long been an invaluable tool for creating order out of chaos for designers of all kinds--from city planners to architects to typesetters and graphic artists. In recent years, web designers, too, have come to discover the remarkable power that grid-based design can afford in creating intuitive, immersive, and beautiful user experiences.
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Paperback, 183 pages
Published
November 23rd 2010
by New Riders Publishing
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In reviews on Amazon, Ordering Disorder has been dismissed by some for being overly simplistic, but I thought it was a refreshing read, even for someone who has experience designing a few dozen large-scale websites.
Khoi Vinh is the former Design Director of NYTimes.com and founder emeritus of the excellent design firm Behavior. Reading Ordering Disorder is like sitting over his shoulder and watching him work — albeit on a hypothetical website. Vinh demonstrates how a well-considered grid can be...more
Khoi Vinh is the former Design Director of NYTimes.com and founder emeritus of the excellent design firm Behavior. Reading Ordering Disorder is like sitting over his shoulder and watching him work — albeit on a hypothetical website. Vinh demonstrates how a well-considered grid can be...more
I've been enjoying Khoi Vinh's blog posts on web grid theory for years and was pleased to see that he has combined these into a relatively short book. Ordering Disorder is well written and engaging. Being a sometimes jaded designer, I found his philosophy and process inspiring.
One criticism is that he skipped over the use of fluid grids in his approach even though he does mention it in passing. Given that 'responsive design' seems to be the order of the day, I find this puzzling. Also, some may...more
One criticism is that he skipped over the use of fluid grids in his approach even though he does mention it in passing. Given that 'responsive design' seems to be the order of the day, I find this puzzling. Also, some may...more
Beautifully presented, excellently written, but thin on detail and furnished with only one example (albeit a good one). The whole book can be read cover to cover in just a few hours, which is a shame - I've no objection to tight and concise, but this feels a bit rushed and superficial instead. Vinh's design judgement is (of course) excellent, so it's a shame that the reasoning that led to the choices he makes aren't explored in any depth.
Still a thoughtful and worthwhile read, and as far as I k...more
Still a thoughtful and worthwhile read, and as far as I k...more
Good review of grid based and basic design principles, as well as designing with an information hierarchy. Fairly practical in that it goes through a 4-template design, using the grid for consistency.
Great book on using grids for the web. I had several "oooh, now that makes sense moments".
very disappointed found the examples did not adhere to the grid at all frustrating.
This is a really great guide to using grid-based design on the web.
Not bad at all, just way too short.
Niet het meest uitgebreide boek over dit onderwerp maar zeker interessant om het design proces van verschillende templates te volgen. Goed voor wie in een verloren namiddag wat meer inzicht wil in het grid design.
A grid is probably number one tool for Designers, but understanding differences between a static grid and one use for screen could mean a difference between success and failure. Khoi Vinh is able to outline his process of establishing flexible grids for web design in a logical manner in 175 pages filled with diagrams and illustrations.
A succinct, well-written guide to grid design on the web.
This book could have used more proofreading. For instance, one section had an illustration meant for the section that followed it and a paragraph from the section that preceded it.
Content-wise, it provided a solid outline of the design process as it pertains to grids, but was nothing mind-blowing.
Content-wise, it provided a solid outline of the design process as it pertains to grids, but was nothing mind-blowing.
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