Overview
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Learn how to use grids to create better looking InDesign layouts.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Creating better designs with grids
- Why grids matter
- Grid terminology
- Some permutations of a 12-column grid
- Page size and aspect ratio
- Determining margins
- Setting up a modular grid, part 1
- Adding a document grid
- Adjusting the leading value
- Setting up a baseline grid
- Potential problems with the baseline grid
- Bottoming out
- Subheads
- Accommodating paragraphs with different leading
- Halving your baseline grid increment
- Using a custom baseline grid
- Creating a cap height grid
- Using First Baseline options instead of locking to the baseline grid
- Using text wraps with grids
- Using layers with grids
- Combining object styles with grids
- Using the Gap tool with grids
- The power of Gridify
- Using the MakeGrid script
- Other grid-related tools and preferences
- Grid Resources
- Working with bleeds and crossovers
- Rotating images and text
- Breaking your grid with cut out images
- Breaking your grid with pop-out images
- Overlapping images on your grid
- Shaping text frames
- Grid Calculator Pro
- Goodbye
