Learning Task 07: Grid Layout

In this assignment, I had to find layouts which followed a grid system; two in magazines, two from any source as well as two which didn't appear to have a grid system. The grid layouts are indicated in evenly spaced columns.

Grid Examples

Non-grid Examples

The design of the Denver Art Museum in particular is aesthetically unique; however it fails to follow any 'guide lines'. Each section of the building is placed at a different direction and angle than the next, especially noticeable towards the far left side of the building. If a grid with proper spacing was placed in the image, each column would be asymmetrical, containing entirely different details.

This painting created by M.C Escher does not provide any evidence of a grid being used. If more of the bridge was included in the picture, it might have possibly displayed symmetry. The main reason why it isn't following a grid is because there are so many different elements of different shapes and sizes which do not appear to unify.