Grid System Post

1. Discuss the grid system in place. How well do the designs work within the boundaries, or even by breaking boundaries of the grid? There is a three column grid system in place in this magazine layout. The designs work well within the boundaries keeping the layout sleek, modern, and an easy read. The three column system remains in place in the top right portion of the layout as the three pictures follow the same layout as the body text on the left page.
2. How does the grid in your example aid the reader or user? This layout helps make for an easy read for the user. The picture of the car in the bottom left page creates a visual gestalt leading the readers eyes from the text to the next page which contains more texts and pictures. The grid makes the layout simple and sleek and helps attract the reader's eyes to the most important parts of the magazine layout.
3. Does it engage them with its structure or lack thereof? As mentioned above the grid system definitely engages the reader by creating a visual gestalt especially with the picture of the car and the three pictures on the top of the right page.
4. Does it cause tension, either positive or negative? I think it causes positive tension creating a very modern overall theme for the layout.