Layout Grid

A series of columns and alleys that allow you to organize elements in a design

Why it matters

The grid is why screens designed by different people on different days still look like one product. It is also the thing you break on purpose — an element off the grid draws the eye precisely because everything else obeys.

Related terms

Elements
Basic Grid
Design System
Baseline Grid
Gestalt Principles

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