The Grid System: How It Broke Me
Graphic Design · School project
Overview
A collection of studies of typography and layouts inspired by a traditional Bauhaus practice.
Client:
USC Roski
Role:
Designer
A collection of studies of typography and layouts inspired by a traditional Bauhaus practice.
The exercise
This project, derived from a traditional Bauhaus exercise, emphasizes the use of grids in eight-inch by eight-inch layouts. Using the given text and only the typeface Helvetica, this process highlights the importance of contrast, space, asymmetry, composition, alignment and structure to create hierarchy.
Book spreads
