Grids are tools that print and web designers use to create, 'perfectly aligned typography' and 'pixel-perfect website layouts'. Grids are not easy to create and require a lot of time and effort to get correct however when done right you will experiences amazing results. Learning how to use grids in your work increases your typography skills and abilities. Grids can make anything look 10 times more professional than they ever could without it. There are lots of different types of grids that you can use, some of the more popular ones are, 3 grid system, fluid grids and the 960 grid system.
When it comes to making a good grid based design, you first have to understand the mathematics of the whole idea because you are constructing a grid you always have to think about proportions. Measurements are very important when it comes to construction and ratios also have a very important part. One of the problems with grids are that they have to be balanced, when making your grid more complex you decrease how usable it actually will end up being. If your grid is too complex it can become almost impossible to even work, when making a grid you always have to remember this. Grids are used to keep everything inline and well structured if this is not accomplished then you have not truly made a grid. Even though making a grid requires using your mathematical skills, the mathematics involved are very easy to learn and most of the equations can be done on a calculator. Adobe Illustrator has added there own column system to make it easier to learn and understand.
To help me understand how the whole grid system worked I had to do some research these websites helped me out the most:
Doesn't always need Maths, but well researched and put together.
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