Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop

Making and Breaking the Grid is a graphic design layout workshop by Timothy Samara. This PDF edition provides a digital reference for working with typographic grids. Instant download is available after purchase.

The book is divided into two parts. The first part explains how to build and use traditional grid systems. The second part looks at design projects that break or abandon the grid.

Book Overview

Written, compiled, and designed by Timothy Samara, Making and Breaking the Grid is a layout workshop for graphic designers and students. The first section, Making the Grid, introduces basic grid types and demonstrates grid-based design projects. The second section, Breaking the Grid, focuses on grid deconstructions and non-grid-based design approaches. Historical overviews place these methods in the context of the design profession’s evolution.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• An introduction to the typographic grid and its role in graphic design.
• Clear explanations of common grid types used in design work.
• Grid-based design projects that show how structure organizes information.
• Grid deconstruction projects that explore alternative compositional approaches.
• Historical context for the development of modern graphic design structure.
• A practical reference for working designers and students alike.

Why This Book Matters

The grid remains a central idea in graphic design. Some designers use it as an organizing principle; others see it as a constraint to be challenged. Making and Breaking the Grid presents both perspectives through documented projects and historical overviews. This makes it a useful resource for understanding structure and composition.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

Making and Breaking the Grid is a digital download, so no physical copy is shipped. Access is available immediately after purchase. The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps.

FAQ

When will I receive the book? It is a digital download, so you get access right after purchase.

Will a physical copy be shipped? No. This listing is a digital PDF edition and no physical delivery is included.

What devices can I use? The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and common reading apps.

Making and Breaking the Grid offers a clear view of grid-based design and the creative possibilities of breaking structure. It is ready for instant download.