Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
The three-column grid with text placed dynamically across the columns.
The three-column grid with type placed across two of the three columns.
First, a simple, conventional, single-column grid is applied to an A4 page (top left).
We have created margins at the top, bottom and sides of the page; these areas will
remain free of information and all copy will sit within these boundaries. The single
column is our text area and is positioned centrally on the page. At top right we see this
grid with content placed within it. There are several issues that are of concern with
this grid. The line length (number of words on each line) of the body copy is quite
