Introduction 1 Historical Context Numbers and proportion/ The Golden Section/ The Van de Graaf canon/ Villard de Honnecourt’s Diagram /Fibonacci Numbers/ Preferred Numbers/ Corbusier/The Vocabulary of Layout Design Representation and Reality/ Layout today 2 Basic Principles and ‘rules’ Relative and Absolute Measurements/ Dynamic rectangles/ Proportion/ Book Sizes/ Special numbers/ Number sequences 3 Grids and Formations The Grid/ Columns/ Anatomy of a grid/ Fields or Modules/ The Baseline Grid/ Gutter/ Picture boxes/ Runaround and wraps/ Complex or compound grids/ Multi-column Grids/ Orientation/ Angles/ Broadside/ Emphasis/ Hierarchy 4 Objects on a page How we read a page/ Balance/ Juxtaposition/ Typography/ Alignment/ Leading and fonts/ Hyphenation and justification/ Folios/ Marginalia/ Pace/ Layers/ Measure/ White Space/ Dots/ Lines/ Texture and typographic colour/ Passepartout 5 Case Studies Michael Worthington (US)/ Bruce Mau Associates (US) /Bob Aufuldish (US)/ Fabio Ongarato (Australia)/ Mucho (Spain)/ A2/SW/HK (UK)/ Hagen Verleger (Germany) 6 Exercises The Van De Graaf Canon/ Poster Design/ An Exercise in Editorial Complexity/Action Layout/ Flatland/ Visual Storytelling and Narrative Form/6x6 Collaborative Letterpress Project Glossary Index

The Layout Book introduces the key principles of layout design through a clear, accessible and instructional format. The fundamental principles of layout design are illustrated through a combination of contemporary and seminal references, which engages the reader and practically demonstrates the theories.

Each title in the Required Reading Range offers an essential exploration of the subject matter and provides a platform for further exploration of the topics covered. Packed with professional examples they are all fully illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery.