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Can you provide me with some of your professional/educational background details?

Do you remember the first time you encountered grids?

Were you taught grids during your design education or were they something you sought out yourself?

How did they make you feel/what did you think of them?

There are lots of people who like/dislike grids, where do you stand now and why?

Do you think that the grid is an elitist design tool?

From a graphic design point of view do you feel that grids aid or stifle communication and why?

Do you think that those who have sought to move away from grids have produced effective design?

Do you think grid systems have changed?

Grids are said to help organize, what are your views on this?

Do you think it stems from education, experience, a need to put order on or tame the world?

How do you think grids/lines have affected the design world as a whole such as in art or architecture?

What attributes should a good layout have and why?

How do you think grids may be used in the future, what about in 10 or 50 years time?

When we look back on the history of graphic design, art, architecture etc. we as a society can see movements, shifts in styles across all disciplines. As a designer where do you see layout heading?

Do you think there are any systems that could rival the grid?

And finally, is there anything else you would like to say about grids?

Hopefully I’ll get some good answers from these.

Art et Publicite – Pompidou Centre, Paris, 2000

The Rise Of The Picture Press: Photographic Reportage & The Illustrated Press (1918-1939) – International Centre Of Photography, 2000
I really like the way the text has been set out here. The exhibition focused on magazine design so the grid-like visuals were really appropriate. This is something that could work well for my exhibition.

These are the most amazing rings ever! They might even take the place of my Love/Hate Robert Indiana style rings from Urban Outfitters. They are by plastique on etsy. I’m such a type geek I might buy these. Also I have to come up with ‘an innovative piece of merchandise’ for my grid exhibition brief, acrylic jewellery could be the way to go…

Environments brochure – Hofstede Design

CCF annual report – Public

Museu de Ciéncies Naturals Guidelines – Alto Works

Various – Design Project

Various – The Consult

Media Trust leaflets – Form

Seascape book – OK-RM

Zuneta booklet – OK-RM

Barbican Art Gallery – OK-RM

Neutral typeface specimen – OK-RM

Lomo magazine – Mark Adamson

Lomo exhibition mailer – Mark Adamson

Sci-fi exhibition guide – Mark Adamson

Type Factory guide – Mark Adamson