There is an interesting article about designing grid systems for flash on AisleOne. I have been using grids in most of my designs and I think they are very useful. Some people say that grid-based designs are usually static and boring. I have to disagree with that statement. Grids are used to tie different design elements together and to give the design a structure. They work especially well in the news environment, where designers have less time to come up with a good design.
Below are links to tutorials and other resources that cover designing grid systems for Web sites.
Designing grid systems for flash – by Antonio Carusone
Grids are good – by Khoi Vinh
5 Simple Steps to Designing Grid Systems: Preface – by Mark Boulton
Five simple steps to designing grid systems – Part 1 – by Mark Boulton
Five simple steps to designing grid systems – Part 2 – by Mark Boulton
Five simple steps to designing grid systems – Part 3 – by Mark Boulton
Five simple steps to designing grid systems – Part 4 – by Mark Boulton
Five simple steps to designing grid systems – Part 5 – by Mark Boulton
Designing With Grid-Based Approach
Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques
Cutting and sewing grid-based design: Part 1, working with other people’s comps
Grid-based design: Part 2, Designing blog theme templates
Setting Type on the Web to a Baseline Grid
Grid Design, A Classic Beauty For Whitespace Freaks
Grids: show ‘em if you got ‘em
Developing the grid that supports your design
