INTRODUCTION OF A 12-COLUMN GRID
“Web design 12 column grid” is the best design. The 12-column grid is divided into portions that are 60 pixels wide. The 16-column grid consists of 40-pixel increments. Each column has 10 pixels of margin on the left and right, which create 20 pixel wide gutters between columns.
USE OF 12-COLUMN GRID
Developers use a “web design 12-column grid” that will help break up the text, photos, and illustrations. For websites, our designers can have 2–12 or even 16 columns that span the width of a landing page. They can place text and images within just one column or they can span across multiple columns.
EXPLANATION OF COLUMN GRIDS
Column grids are used to organize elements into columns. Text and images in a column grid are placed following the vertical lines and flow lines that make up the columns. Images can be placed inside one column, or across two or more to create a different visual layout.
WHY GRIDS MATTER IN WEB DESIGN
Grids help give shape and hierarchy to web design. Without them, you would have no idea where to place your design elements. We need them to create a good user experience so a user knows how to navigate through a website and find what they need.
Grids also help when it comes to responsive design. While the desktop experience of a landing page might use multiple columns to span text and images across, the design needs to be flexible enough to condense down well to 2–3 columns on a table and 1 column on a mobile device.
TYPES OF GRIDS
There are 5 main types of grids. Some are better than others for web design, but you have likely used all 5 at one point in your design career.
1. Baseline grid
2. Manuscript grid
3. Column grid
4. Modular grid
5. Pixel grid
6. Hierarchical grid