Grid (graphic design)

"Grid line", "Gridline", and "Gridlines" redirect here. For paper with gridlines, see Graph paper. For the coordinate system, see Grid reference system.
A page layout grid (shown in white lines) composed of a series of intersecting vertical and horizontal grid lines. The text (content) is not part of the grid. The text content is applied to a particular page using the grid "flush left" along the bottom sides and right-hand sides of grid lines. The same grid may be applied to multiple pages using different types of content or different styles of the same content type.
A grid applied within an image (instead of a page) using additional angular lines to guide proportions.

In graphic design, a grid is a structure (usually two-dimensional) made up of a series of intersecting straight (vertical, horizontal, and angular) or curved lines (grid lines) used to structure content. The grid serves as an armature or framework on which a designer can organize graphic elements (images, glyphs, paragraphs, etc.) in a rational, easy-to-absorb manner. A grid can be used to organize graphic elements in relation to a page, in relation to other graphic elements on the page, or relation to other parts of the same graphic element or shape.

The less-common printing term "reference grid," is an unrelated system with roots in the early days of printing.