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13th of July, 2010
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REFERENCES & LINKS
Book Style by Andrew Haslam
My interest in this grid system began with this book. I can’t explain how impressed I am with this collection of practical layout principles,
Windows 7 Starter, practices and ideas,
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, with the style and design of a book as the basis. Very much recommended,
Office 2007 Professional Key!
The Form of the Book:
Essays about the Morality of Good Design by Jan Tschichold
An essay in here is where a lot of Tschichold’s perspective on these systems can be found — a must have.
Canons of Layout from 51 Elliot
A great article about the page canons with thoughts on how to apply them to web style.
Villard diagram from Daniele Capo
It’s always fun reading people who are a lot smarter than you, and Daniele is definitely a lot smarter than I am. This is a quick word around the Villard Diagram (or Figure,
Microsoft Office Home And Business 2010, as I referred to it).
Van de Graaf canon in John Baskervill´s work
A great video illustrating the canon as employed by Baskervill.