Category Archives: Typography Resources

Resources: More Grid Templates

Another fine free resource, in the form of my main fetish… grids.

This time a series of 4 grid layouts set on a 210mm x 210mm page. As always, they are Illustrator CS4 EPS files.

The following grid structures are included: 2×1, 2×3, 3×3 and 5×1. They have 15mm borders / margins on all edges and all gutters are 7mm. Enjoy.
Download them here

Creative Commons License
Grid Templates by Flush Left is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.

Resources: Grid Design Template

I have decided to start a new resources category, which will hopefully be of some use to you guys! The first of these resources is an Illustrator CS4 page grid template.

It’s for my favourite grid structure, the 3×5 grid, and is fitted to an A4 page. It has a 15mm border side and top, 20mm bottom, with 4mm gutters. Enjoy.
Download it here

Creative Commons License
Grid Templates by Flush Left is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.

Typography Reference 101:
1. The Basics

Happy New Year! Even if we are in month number 3!

The first post of the year will start a series of posts, which can be added to and used as a source of typographic reference. Before I start though, I make no apologies for potential incorrect apostrophe placement! So, without further ado, welcome to…

Typography Reference 101: 1. The Basics

  1. Differentiate your levels of read with the key elements:
    Size
    Weight
    Colour
    Position
    There is no need to introduce more fonts than is necessary, learn to put yourself in control of the type, not the other way around.
  2. Get the whole story »