A visual communication manual for graphic designers, typographers and three dimensional designers From a professional for professionals, here is the definitive text on using grid systems in graphic design. Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914−1996), who studied architecture, design, and the history of art in Zurich while working as a graphic designer and teaching, first presented his interpretation of the grid in 1961. He wrote, “The grid system is an aid, not a guarantee. It permits a number of possible uses and each designer can look for a solution a