Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Strategies for integrating images on a simple column grid revolve around the relationship of the
images to flowlines—whether the images hang from one (A); hang from several (B); appear any-
where vertically, conforming only to the column widths (C); or stretch between flowlines in a more
rigid approach (D).
Integrating Images with a Grid
Using a grid structure to organize pictures and text
means bringing them in line with the natural horizontal and vertical axes created by
columns and blocks of text. By organizing images into a grid that repeats these attrib-
utes, a designer chooses to deemphasize their internal visual qualities in favor of the
structural proportions of the page. A designer may use either a column grid without
modules, or a modular column grid, to provide locations and proportions for images. As
images increase in size, based on the widths of columns or modules, their internal visu-
al qualities become more pronounced, and the structural quality of the type begins to
contrast the image. As images shrink relative to the grid, their internal visual qualities
become less pronounced, and their shapes as geometric objects within the text structure
