The feature pages on Grain & Gram are remarkable.
The illustration featured in this IL cover is so appropriate. I love how the grid layout is so consistent across the rest of the issues. Gonna see if I can acquire one of these periodicals.
Responsive Web Design
Ethan Marcotte combines fluid grids, flexible images and media queries to demonstrate how best to design for “the ebb and flow of things”. His final example adapts from a single-column layout optimised for handheld devices through to a two-column layout with three alternative navigation styles based upon the width of the browser’s viewport.
iA has made available its entire 17-page (paid) pitch document for the redesign of Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger in a detailed article discussing the proposed solution. The UX-led approach, while conceptually and aesthetically strong, ultimately failed to win over the client. Some beautiful typography (Frutiger New and Frutiger Serif) and bold ideas in there though: I quite like the concept of article keywords highlighted in blue for easy scanning of the paper’s title page. (via Inky)
Jina Bolton updates Sushi & Robots. Exquisite right down to the strict baseline typography grid. (via Chris Bowler)
The über-talented Meagan Fisher is now Owltastic. Pretty much every inch of this site is crafted to perfection.
Grids put control of our designs firmly in the hands of our users and their browsing habits. They’ve also utterly failed to seize the imagination of web designers.
— Ethan Marcotte writes on Fluid Grids for A List Apart, referencing in part the work he did at Airbag Industries for the W3C redesign.
“The Book Cover Archive, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design.” An impressive catalog of work, presented in a clean, flexible, grid.
