type on the grid
twelve columns, a shared left edge, and one dominant block. text that sits on the grid looks deliberate even when it is asymmetric.
lesson 9 · type room · 6 minutes
the goal
set a headline that starts and ends on the column grid.
the steps
- turn on the gridtwelve columns, an 8-pixel baseline.
- start on a columnmove the headline until its left edge sits on a column line.
- end on a columnadjust the size until the longest line ends on another one.
- leave the rest emptythe empty columns are part of the composition.