Week 01
The invisible grid
Why every layout you admire is sitting on a structure you cannot see. Building one, breaking one, and knowing which you are doing.
TWO LIVE SESSIONS
ONE WRITTEN CRITIQUE
ABOUT SIX HOURS
Week 01
A grid you cannot articulate is not a grid. It is a habit.
(What you make)
A rebuilt layout with its grid documented, plus one deliberate break you can justify.
What we cover
Columns are the easy part. This week is about the structure underneath them: baseline rhythm, optical alignment versus mathematical alignment, and why a layout can sit perfectly on a grid and still feel wrong.
The work
We rebuild an existing layout of your choosing on an explicit grid, then break the grid once, on purpose, and defend the break.
(Every week of the course)
Week 01
The invisible grid
Week 02
Type as structure
Week 03
Colour without guessing
Week 04
Hierarchy under pressure
Week 05
Motion with a reason
Week 06
Shipping without dilution
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