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Grids for BooksFor the design of a book the grid provides againstructure and continuity from cover to cover.In a picture book, according to the content, thegrid could have a number of columns and subcolumnsto organize the information accordingly.In agreement with the content the size of the bookwill be the first thing to be determined. A bookwith square pictures will be square, a book withrectangular pictures will be rectangular or oblong,in accord with the most appropriate way toexhibit the material. The content determinesthe container - a basic truth also in book design.It is a good practice to relate the grid to theproportion of the majority of pictures, so that therewill be the least need for cropping their images.Today photographers are more careful about thecomposition of their images, so the grid should bedevised to take that in proper consideration.By structuring the grid accordingly the book willhave a higher level of integrity than otherwise.The illustrations provide several examples of gridsfor several kinds of books.48