Graphics Reference
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TWO OPPOSING GRIDS are combined in this topic to create conflict between text and image areas.
The overlap of text and the pushing and pulling of image proportions create a collage-like atmo-
sphere that is edgy and intuitive in feeling.
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Grid Hybrids and Combinations
Depending on the complexity of the publication, a designer might find that multiple
grids are needed to organize the content, within sections or even a single page spread.
Working with several grids together can take several directions. First, a grid with a large
number of precise intervals might be developed as a basis for a variety of grids used
for particular information. For example, a grid with twenty columns to a page might be
used to order a five-column, four-column, two-column, and three-column grid with a
larger margin for captions in a specific section. In this kind of approach, all the column
widths will share a proportional relationship that will also be noticeable in how images
relate to text set in these various widths. Another option is simply to use two, three, or
more different grids that share outer margins, allowing them to be relatively arbitrary in
their relationship to each other. In this approach, the alternation of the grids will be pro-
nounced, since their internal proportions are unrelated; the resulting differences in visu-
al logic between layouts using different grids can make very clear distinctions between
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