Type and grid workshop // Van De Graaf grid system

Using the Van De Graaf grid system to initially grid a page and are a simple way of creating a proportioned layout, the out come will create 2 proportioned text boxes. This is a very simple grid and an additional grid can be placed above to help aid further columns gutters and margins.

This system requires no mathematical measurements so it can allow to you accurately create a proportioned text box on any page size by just drawing straight lines.

As you can see from the outcome, the created text boxes sit really nicely and well proportioned areas and this at least could be used as a starting point to develop a more complex grid

 We got shown a neat little trick to make finding measurements and creating proportioned guide lines, the little square in the corner next to the rulers can be dragged to any point on your artboard, it will make it so that the point you have dragged it to will now act as the 0 on both x and y rulers

if you have a specific area you want dividing you can divide your guides length by putting '/2' in the guide placement  and it splits your second guideline and your 0 starting point by 2 which leave a guideline directly in the center between the 2.