Layout Basics: grids, margins and rhythm to organize any piece

Layout is deciding where everything lives on the page. Layout Basics teaches the invisible structure behind well-organized designs: formats, margins, grids and rhythm, applied from a social post to a catalog.

What you will learn

  • What layout is and why it changes everything
  • Formats and margins that work
  • The 4 types of grid and when to use each
  • Baseline grid and vertical rhythm
  • Proximity, alignment and repetition
  • How to place images in the layout
  • Laying out multi-page pieces
  • A layout checklist to review before delivery

Who it is for

Beginner designers, students, social media managers and anyone who builds presentations, catalogs or their own company materials.

What changes for you

  • Organized layouts: everything in its place, no improvising.
  • More speed: a ready grid speeds up every new piece.
  • Consistency: materials that look like a family.

Bonus included

Printable grid templates for A4, square post and story, plus a layout checklist.

Ebook 11 of the “From Scratch” Collection · Design line, by RL Rodrigues · 8 chapters · PDF. Currently available in Portuguese; the English edition is coming soon. Want to be notified? Write to [email protected].

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