Getting started : Elements of a grid -- Basic grid diagrams -- Determine the appropriate grid -- Formatting text -- Hierarchy of information -- Grid and image -- Combining grid, type, and image -- Color -- Space -- Rhythm and flow -- Working grids : Single column -- Two column -- Three column -- Multicolumn -- Modular -- Tables and charts -- Color as a dominant element -- Color as organizing principles -- Horizontal hierarchy -- When type forms the grid -- Filled and functional -- Spacious but not barren -- Seemingly gridless -- Organic shapes -- Swiss grid -- Grid, interrupted -- Grid, reconstructed -- Layered grid -- Grids and motion -- Breaking the rules -- Glossary -- Recommended reading -- Contributors -- Quick start guide -- Acknowledgments