When applying a grid to a design it is important to know what is needed from the grid and how it is required to be produced. It is best to know all other details concerning the design before constructing the grid so that when making it the designer can take into account the typeface, stock etc. Creating proportionate thumbnails and examples is a good way of experimenting to ensure that the one you chose fits the criteria best.
When creating the thumbnails, think about columns and how these will be impacted by an image on the page, and the size this image can be.
When applying type to your layout, the first line must fit to the top of the grid and the last line must sit on the bottom.
Type and Image
8 field grids are used frequently for advertising purposes and brochures, which can often be subdivided into 16 grids. These grids allows for variation in sizes of illustration, but you need to have a good and clear idea of the composition of what you are designing, the grid is only a tool that aids the creation of balanced designs.
We created some grids in Indesign in a couple of different ways. Under 'Layout' you can select 'Margins and Columns' and can use that to add columns into the page to create a grid.
This can be achieved just as easily by choosing 'Create Guides' under 'Layout' and using that to divide the page into columns and rows:
The simplest way to make grids is by using the rectangle tool, which allows you to create evenly proportioned columns and rows simple by up and right arrow keys. this will produce grids that you can then adjust if necessary:
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