Designing with Grids in InDesign

Introduction

• Creating better designs with grids

1. Grids: An Overview

• Why grids matter
• Grid terminology
• Some permutations of a 12-column grid

2. Setting Up a Grid

• Page size and aspect ratio
• Determining margins
• Setting up a modular grid, part 1
• Adding a document grid
• Adjusting the leading value

3. Using a Baseline Grid in InDesign

• 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

4. Grid-Related InDesign Tools and Features

• 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

5. Breaking the Grid

• 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

6. Third-Party Grid Tools

• Grid Calculator Pro

Conclusion

• Goodbye