Line up with grids

Lesson # 7: Using Grids

First off I want to say sorry for not updating you guys about me going on vacation but I'm back now ! Yayyy now on to the blog post.

Guys and Gals....you already know how to use grids ...your kinda pros at it , at least I hope so. You learned how to use grids in history, math, and most likely science class. You know how to use grids in order to gather information and measure it but ...do you know how to organize information using a grid. Today , friends, your're going to learn how what it takes to create a grid to organize text and pictures into an pleasing layout.

Photoshop has it's own grid system to help designers organize their content for websites or print design. In order to use a grid successfully you must know some basic mathematical ratios, unfortunately, like 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 1/4 ect that's why you have to train your eye to see "sections" of the grid. Another good point to mention is that when creating a grid , keep it as simple as possible.  If you create too many "sections" things can get over crowed and busy which wouldn't make a functional or eye pleasing design. Now I'm not going to teach ya about how to use ratios in your grids that's for you to figure out. 

In Photoshop make a new layer, fill it with a light color, got to View-Show-Grid

Next go over the rulers and drag out some blue lines. Space those lines equally in whichever way you like. Ta Daaa You just learned how to make sections out of the grid. Let me show you some more examples.

 Now all you have to do is fill in the pink space around the blue lines. Try using headlines , big pictures, and/or text to make your layout pop. Also play around and experiment with the blue lines to create a layout that's perfect for you.

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