Good Gridness

Use of the grid for better newspaper design, part 1.

1. GOOD GRIDNESS

2. Any design
nerd knows
that grid
systems are
the basis for
well-structured
design.
British railways promo

3. A cleanly
designed page
allows the
content to come
forward, even
with understated
typography.

4. The clean use of
the grid and
judicious use of
white space can
make a very
attractive page.
The best design is
often invisible to
the reader.

5. American papers tend
to be much noisier.

6. They often start with a grid,
but by the time they are
done, every article could have
different column widths.
Random alignments add
to visual noise.

7. Asyour2012calendarstartstofill,don’tforget
tomakeappointmentsforhealthscreenings.Ask
yourdoctorwhenyoushouldhavescreeningsfor
colorectalcancer,osteoporosisandotherpotential
conditions.
Cervicalcancer.Women
21to65whoaresexually
activeshouldhaveaPap
smeareveryoneto
threeyears.Ifyouare
olderthan65andre-
centPapsmearswerenor-
mal,younolongerneedthem.
Diabetes.Ifyourbloodpres-
sure(treatedoruntreated)is
greaterthan135/80,youshould
bescreened.
Eyes.Adultsshouldgetabaselineeyescreening
atage40,whichiswhendiseasesandchangesin
theeyemaystarttooccur.
Heart.Expertsrecommendaone-timescreen-
ingforabdominalaorticaneurysminmen65to75
whohaveeversmoked.Ifyou’re18orolder,get
yourbloodpressurecheckedeverytwoyears.Men
35andolderandwomen45andoldershouldget
cholesterolscreenings.
Mammograms. Women50to74shouldgeta
mammogram everytwoyears.Those40to49
shouldseekaphysicianrecommendationonfre-
quency.
—Gannett
FOCUSONYOURHEALTH
Whenitcomestohomedécor,oneofthehottesttrendstoemergeinrecentyearsistheorganicrusticlook.
Organicchicmeansincorporatingelementsofnatureintoyourhome’sinterior,whetherit’satreetrunk
repurposedasasidetableorantlersasaccentpiecesonadiningroomtable.
Theorganiclookcansuitdifferentdesignstyles,fromcontemporarytocountry.Anditcanworkintoarange
ofhouseholdbudgets.Theluxelookcanbefoundbyhigh-enddesignersandatdiscountdepartmentstores.
PittsfordhomeownerLisaErdleincorporatesmanyelementsofnatureinhereclecticallydecoratedColonial-
stylehome.Yes,sherealizesmosthomesinhersubdivisionhaveatraditionalvibe,butshewantedsomething
different.
Rustic
contemporary
lookupdates
homesofall
styles
MARYCHAO
Staffwriter
ASonomawoodenroot
plate,onsalefor$19.99at
Kohl’s.KOHL’S
SeeRUSTIC,Page6C
Sculpturalpieces,suchasthefauxdeerheadabove,createinterestinLisaErdle’sPittsfordhome.KATEMELTON
DemocratandChronicle Saturday,February4,2012
HERROCHESTER.COM
Aprimerforgrowingfrom
seed.3C
TheDailyDose
TheCentralLibrary,115SouthAve.,downtown,
iskickingoffanewLocalAuthorSeriesat2p.m.
SundaywithSonjaLivingston.Livingston’smem-
oir,Ghostbread,talksaboutherlifegrowingupas
oneofsevenchildreninapoor,fatherless,Catholic
household
inthe
bleaker
neigh-
borhoodsofBuffaloand
Rochester,townsalong
LakeOntarioandan
Indianreservation.
Thebookwasrecog-
nizedwithanaward
ofexcellencebythe
AssociationofWriters
&WritersPrograms.
Livingstonismarriedto
RochesterartistJim
Mottandsplitshertime
betweenhereandMem-
phis,wheresheisan
associateprofessorat
theUniversityofMem-
phis.Fordetailsonthe
libraryprogram,which
willbeintheKateGlea-
sonAuditorium,call
[phone].
—Staffreports
LOCALAUTHORSERIES
SonjaLivingston
The5ShoppingGuysblogisback.InDecem-
ber,fivemembersoftheDemocratandChronicle
digitalteamsearchedRochestershopsforthe
perfectgiftsforthewomenintheirlives—with
yourmuch-neededassistance.
They’renowbackwithaValentine’sDayshop-
pingchallenge—andoneofthem,MikeBuss,has
draggedhiswife,Jamie,intoit.
TheBusses(below)areshoppingforeachoth-
er.Therestoftheguys—ToddClausen,Jonathan
Jezorio,KyleOmphroyandTimTrayhan—will
beofferingtheiradvice.
MikeandJamieneedyouradvice,too.Each
willhave$100tospendontheotheratalocal
business,courtesyofherRochester.com.Help
thesebusyparentsmakethisthebestValentine’s
Dayever!
GotoherRochester.comtoseevideosandblog
updatesandofferyouradviceonwhichlocal
shopshavegreatgifts.
RocBlogoftheDay
Iamthefoodshopperinourhouse.
Andagoodthing,too—otherwise
everythingwouldfallapart.
It’spartofoursystem.Igoshop-
ping,andtheneveryonetellsmethe
nextdaywhatImissed,andIgoagain
thatday.Thecyclestartsalloveruntil
Ifindmyself,asIliketosay,shopping
likeaFrenchwoman,everyday.
Butthat’sfine.SinceIknowmy
storeinsideandout,Icangetout
prettyquickly.I’vedecidedshopping
everydayactuallylowersyourgro-
cerybill—atleastforthatday(don’t
askmetoadduptheweek’sworth).
Kiddingaside,Iusedtocomplain
aboutgroceryshopping.ButthenI
realizeditistheonlytimeIreally
havetomyself.Icallshoppingat
Wegmansmy“metime.”Thereis
nothingscarierthanwhenmydaugh-
teraskstojoinme.Asidefromlosing
mysolitude,Iendupwithmoretoilet-
riesthannecessaryandmorehairties
thanwehavehair.
FoodshoppingisasclosetoaZen
momentasI’mgoingtoget,andmy
processrevealsabitaboutmypsy-
che.Ifollowmycarefullyconstructed
aisle-by-aislelist,whichisn’tactually
writtendownbutinmyhead.Ijust
knowwhattoget.Don’taskmehow.
Idofindroomforimprovisation.
Youneverknowwhentheurgefor
meatballswillstrikeyou.Soessential-
ly,I’macreatureofhabit,wholikesto
embracealittlespontaneityevery
nowandthen—butnottoomuch.
Recently,becauseofmyworktrav-
els,thehusbandhastakenoverthe
groceryshopping.EverytimeIcome
homeandlookinmypantry,Ifeellike
I’minsomeoneelse’shouse.It’sasif
hehasn’tpaidattentiontobrandsI’ve
purchasedfor27years,decidedto
throwallcautiontothewindand,
heavenforbid,getwhathewants.
Whodoeshethinkheis?
Itoyedwithnotsayinganything
becauseIhadn’tspecifiedthebrands
onthelistItextedhimfromtheair-
port.Plus,Ishouldbegratefulhe
went.ButthenIthought,“Notreally.
Heneedstoeat,too.Heshouldbe
gratefulIgavehimalist.”
Hetookthecriticismveryperson-
ally,though,andnowhe’svowednev-
ertoshopagain.
Ikeepthinkingthisisagender
thing.Onefriendsaidherhusband
leavesatleast30percentoftheitems
offthelistshegiveshimandreplaces
themwithobscurecheeses.
Otherfriends,though,saytheir
husbandsaretheshoppersandthey
feelequallyfrustratedwhentheir
wivestakeovertheduties.
SoI’vedecidedineachhousethere
are“professionalshoppers”and“rec-
reationalshoppers.”Youknowyour
role.
Someonepointedouttomethatthe
shopperholdsalotofpower.Theyare
thedecider.Theypickthebrands,
influencethefamilydiet,andulti-
mately,controlwhat’sfordinner.
Andthat’swhyI’manointingmy-
self,alaBruceSpringsteen,“Queen
oftheSupermarket.”
LongmayIreign.
Supermarket
anaisleof
tranquility
[email protected]
Pam
Sherman
SUBURBANOUTLAW
User:awestcottTime:02-06-201211:54Product:ROCBrdPubDate:02-04-2012Zone:DandCEdition:1Page:Features-CovColor:CMYK
This page seems much calmer
and more readable.
Abby Westcott

8. Asyour2012calendarstartstofill,don’tforget
tomakeappointmentsforhealthscreenings.Ask
yourdoctorwhenyoushouldhavescreeningsfor
colorectalcancer,osteoporosisandotherpotential
conditions.
Cervicalcancer.Women
21to65whoaresexually
activeshouldhaveaPap
smeareveryoneto
threeyears.Ifyouare
olderthan65andre-
centPapsmearswerenor-
mal,younolongerneedthem.
Diabetes.Ifyourbloodpres-
sure(treatedoruntreated)is
greaterthan135/80,youshould
bescreened.
Eyes.Adultsshouldgetabaselineeyescreening
atage40,whichiswhendiseasesandchangesin
theeyemaystarttooccur.
Heart.Expertsrecommendaone-timescreen-
ingforabdominalaorticaneurysminmen65to75
whohaveeversmoked.Ifyou’re18orolder,get
yourbloodpressurecheckedeverytwoyears.Men
35andolderandwomen45andoldershouldget
cholesterolscreenings.
Mammograms. Women50to74shouldgeta
mammogram everytwoyears.Those40to49
shouldseekaphysicianrecommendationonfre-
quency.
—Gannett
FOCUSONYOURHEALTH
Whenitcomestohomedécor,oneofthehottesttrendstoemergeinrecentyearsistheorganicrusticlook.
Organicchicmeansincorporatingelementsofnatureintoyourhome’sinterior,whetherit’satreetrunk
repurposedasasidetableorantlersasaccentpiecesonadiningroomtable.
Theorganiclookcansuitdifferentdesignstyles,fromcontemporarytocountry.Anditcanworkintoarange
ofhouseholdbudgets.Theluxelookcanbefoundbyhigh-enddesignersandatdiscountdepartmentstores.
PittsfordhomeownerLisaErdleincorporatesmanyelementsofnatureinhereclecticallydecoratedColonial-
stylehome.Yes,sherealizesmosthomesinhersubdivisionhaveatraditionalvibe,butshewantedsomething
different.
Rustic
contemporary
lookupdates
homesofall
styles
MARYCHAO
Staffwriter
ASonomawoodenroot
plate,onsalefor$19.99at
Kohl’s.KOHL’S
SeeRUSTIC,Page6C
Sculpturalpieces,suchasthefauxdeerheadabove,createinterestinLisaErdle’sPittsfordhome.KATEMELTON
DemocratandChronicle Saturday,February4,2012
HERROCHESTER.COM
Aprimerforgrowingfrom
seed.3C
TheDailyDose
TheCentralLibrary,115SouthAve.,downtown,
iskickingoffanewLocalAuthorSeriesat2p.m.
SundaywithSonjaLivingston.Livingston’smem-
oir,Ghostbread,talksaboutherlifegrowingupas
oneofsevenchildreninapoor,fatherless,Catholic
household
inthe
bleaker
neigh-
borhoodsofBuffaloand
Rochester,townsalong
LakeOntarioandan
Indianreservation.
Thebookwasrecog-
nizedwithanaward
ofexcellencebythe
AssociationofWriters
&WritersPrograms.
Livingstonismarriedto
RochesterartistJim
Mottandsplitshertime
betweenhereandMem-
phis,wheresheisan
associateprofessorat
theUniversityofMem-
phis.Fordetailsonthe
libraryprogram,which
willbeintheKateGlea-
sonAuditorium,call
[phone].
—Staffreports
LOCALAUTHORSERIES
SonjaLivingston
The5ShoppingGuysblogisback.InDecem-
ber,fivemembersoftheDemocratandChronicle
digitalteamsearchedRochestershopsforthe
perfectgiftsforthewomenintheirlives—with
yourmuch-neededassistance.
They’renowbackwithaValentine’sDayshop-
pingchallenge—andoneofthem,MikeBuss,has
draggedhiswife,Jamie,intoit.
TheBusses(below)areshoppingforeachoth-
er.Therestoftheguys—ToddClausen,Jonathan
Jezorio,KyleOmphroyandTimTrayhan—will
beofferingtheiradvice.
MikeandJamieneedyouradvice,too.Each
willhave$100tospendontheotheratalocal
business,courtesyofherRochester.com.Help
thesebusyparentsmakethisthebestValentine’s
Dayever!
GotoherRochester.comtoseevideosandblog
updatesandofferyouradviceonwhichlocal
shopshavegreatgifts.
RocBlogoftheDay
Iamthefoodshopperinourhouse.
Andagoodthing,too—otherwise
everythingwouldfallapart.
It’spartofoursystem.Igoshop-
ping,andtheneveryonetellsmethe
nextdaywhatImissed,andIgoagain
thatday.Thecyclestartsalloveruntil
Ifindmyself,asIliketosay,shopping
likeaFrenchwoman,everyday.
Butthat’sfine.SinceIknowmy
storeinsideandout,Icangetout
prettyquickly.I’vedecidedshopping
everydayactuallylowersyourgro-
cerybill—atleastforthatday(don’t
askmetoadduptheweek’sworth).
Kiddingaside,Iusedtocomplain
aboutgroceryshopping.ButthenI
realizeditistheonlytimeIreally
havetomyself.Icallshoppingat
Wegmansmy“metime.”Thereis
nothingscarierthanwhenmydaugh-
teraskstojoinme.Asidefromlosing
mysolitude,Iendupwithmoretoilet-
riesthannecessaryandmorehairties
thanwehavehair.
FoodshoppingisasclosetoaZen
momentasI’mgoingtoget,andmy
processrevealsabitaboutmypsy-
che.Ifollowmycarefullyconstructed
aisle-by-aislelist,whichisn’tactually
writtendownbutinmyhead.Ijust
knowwhattoget.Don’taskmehow.
Idofindroomforimprovisation.
Youneverknowwhentheurgefor
meatballswillstrikeyou.Soessential-
ly,I’macreatureofhabit,wholikesto
embracealittlespontaneityevery
nowandthen—butnottoomuch.
Recently,becauseofmyworktrav-
els,thehusbandhastakenoverthe
groceryshopping.EverytimeIcome
homeandlookinmypantry,Ifeellike
I’minsomeoneelse’shouse.It’sasif
hehasn’tpaidattentiontobrandsI’ve
purchasedfor27years,decidedto
throwallcautiontothewindand,
heavenforbid,getwhathewants.
Whodoeshethinkheis?
Itoyedwithnotsayinganything
becauseIhadn’tspecifiedthebrands
onthelistItextedhimfromtheair-
port.Plus,Ishouldbegratefulhe
went.ButthenIthought,“Notreally.
Heneedstoeat,too.Heshouldbe
gratefulIgavehimalist.”
Hetookthecriticismveryperson-
ally,though,andnowhe’svowednev-
ertoshopagain.
Ikeepthinkingthisisagender
thing.Onefriendsaidherhusband
leavesatleast30percentoftheitems
offthelistshegiveshimandreplaces
themwithobscurecheeses.
Otherfriends,though,saytheir
husbandsaretheshoppersandthey
feelequallyfrustratedwhentheir
wivestakeovertheduties.
SoI’vedecidedineachhousethere
are“professionalshoppers”and“rec-
reationalshoppers.”Youknowyour
role.
Someonepointedouttomethatthe
shopperholdsalotofpower.Theyare
thedecider.Theypickthebrands,
influencethefamilydiet,andulti-
mately,controlwhat’sfordinner.
Andthat’swhyI’manointingmy-
self,alaBruceSpringsteen,“Queen
oftheSupermarket.”
LongmayIreign.
Supermarket
anaisleof
tranquility
[email protected]
Pam
Sherman
SUBURBANOUTLAW
User:awestcottTime:02-06-201211:54Product:ROCBrdPubDate:02-04-2012Zone:DandCEdition:1Page:Features-CovColor:CMYK
It “feels right”, partly because
of the adherence to a grid.
Abby Westcott

9. Grids are the perfect way
to organize lots of items.
Michael Johnson

10. Here, a tight grid is balanced
with light typography and just
enough white space for contrast.
Khaleej Times

11. A tight grid is balanced with
light typography and just
enough white space for contrast.
Khaleej Times

12. Memo to
networks:
These
shows
deserve
aplace
on fall
schedules.
Better Off
Ted
ABC
Paired with the just-
concluded NBC castoff
Scrubs, Better Off Ted
has quickly improved
from “pretty funny” to
“absolutely hilarious.”
The writing is sharp,
the pacing is crisp and
the jokes have no trou-
ble sliding between
wacky and smart.
Plus, it’s not like ABC
has anything else go-
ing for it in the comedy
department. The net-
work that inflicted
According to Jimon
America for eight sea-
sons owes us this one,
big-time.
Dollhouse
Fox
Joss Whedon had to
know that working
again with Fox, the
network that torpe-
doed Firefly, wouldn’t
be easy. The network
wasn’t happy with the
pilot. Fox also dictated
that the first five epi-
sodes of the series be
stand-alone. Then
American Idolre-
turned, and Dollhouse
was moved from a
Monday-night pairing
with 24to the same
Friday-at-9 dead zone
in which Fireflytanked.
And yet, once Doll-
housegot beyond its
early hiccups, the
show took off. If the
season finale lives up
to the past few epi-
sodes, the show defi-
nitely deserves a
chance to grow and
expand in a second
season.
By Chris Conaton
POPMATTERS.COM
Yes, it’s that time of
year again. The net-
work television sea-
son is wrapping up,
and season finales
begin to fly at us al-
most daily through-
out May.
Along with the end
of the TV season
come the “upfronts,”
when the five broad-
cast networks reveal
their schedules for
next fall and set rates
for their advertisers.
It’s become tradition
in the couple of weeks
before the upfronts
for TV critics and fans
to mount campaigns
to save shows that are
“on the bubble.”
Here are five good
shows on the edge of
cancellation that
could really use help.
Chuck
NBC
It manages to com-
bine action, comedy
and drama with a deft-
ness not often seen on
TV. Zachary Levi is
great as the titular
character, a nerdy
electronics-retailer
employee with a head
full of government
secrets. In its second
season, the show has
moved beyond the
bumbling cliches that
always come along
with the accidental-
spy premise.
Life
NBC
Along with Chuck, Life
was the second mild
freshman success of
the fall 2007 season
that NBC renewed for
2008-09 but didn’t put
back on the air post-
writers’ strike. And,
like Chuck, Lifere-
turned in fall 2008 to
lower ratings. Crea-
tively, though, the off-
beat cop show was at
the top of its game.
Charlie Crews (Damian
Lewis) is such a
unique, interesting
character that he
makes the show worth
watching.
Unfortunately, NBC’s
money-saving decision
to cede five prime-time
hours a week to Jay
Leno this fall has put
the squeeze on shows
like Lifeand Chuck.
Hopefully character
and quality will win out
over pure budgetary
concerns.
Terminator:
The Sarah
Connor
Chronicles
Fox
I’m of two minds on
this one. When the
show is on its game, as
it was for most of the
second season, it’s a
crackling good action
program with tough-
minded heroes making
difficult choices. But
sometimes, Termina-
tor slows things down
and inevitably it drags
during these episodes.
The show has, howev-
er, posited some very
intriguing ideas about
alternate futures and
how much our heroes
can change them, and
whether the time trav-
elers from the future
are actually coming
from different time-
lines back to a single,
present-day time. It’s
heady stuff for an ac-
tion show, and worthy
of further exploration.
THE FALL TV SEASON
FIVE WORTH SAVING
Fall preview
See which shows
will make the cut on
TV/Radio Writer
Tom Jicha’s blog.
SunSentinel.com/
tvplus
File photos, from left: ABC, Fox, Fox, NBC, NBC
From left,
Jay Harrington,
Eliza Dushku,
Summer Glau,
Zachary Levi and
Damian Lewis.
BEST OF THE BLOGS: TV PLUS
‘Idol’ is really a
popularity contest
As suspected, performances no longer matter at
this stage of American Idol. It’s all about who
has the biggest fan base.
Allison Iraheta, left, who routinely has been
better than her vote totals might indicate, was
sent home Wednesday, even though Danny
Gokey and Kris Allen, who had far weaker per-
formances Tuesday, were moved forward to the
final three. They join likely winner Adam Lam-
bert, who was extraordinary doing Whole Lotta
Love on Tuesday.
The survivors’ countdown began with a sur-
prise. Kris, whose Come Together never
really did, was the first one sent to safety.
Adam, whose near-elimination the week
before was the season’s biggest shock
so far, was the next to be told he was
safe.
So it came down to Allison, who did a fine
Cry Baby, and Danny, whose Dream On
was horrific. No matter. He was safe. If
Danny manages to upset Adam in the final,
which is possible for reasons that have
nothing to do with superior talent, it will be
Taylor Hicks all over again. — Tom Jicha
ANGELS & DEMONS
Were you among the moviegoers who helped The Da
Vinci Code amass $218 million in U.S. theaters three
years ago? Were you not of the opinion that the adapta-
tion of Dan Brown’s best-seller was a numbingly dull,
atrociously executed mess, the annoyingness of which
was matched only by the curious, shaggy monstrosity
playing the role of Tom Hanks’ hair? Yeah. Then you’ll
probably want to see this kinda-sequel.
Opening this week
BY PHOEBE FLOWERS
Pierfrancesco Favino, left, Ayelet Zurer, Tom Hanks and David Pasquesi search the Vatican for
akiller in Angels & Demons.
Columbia Pictures, courtesy
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You can use a grid to organize
vertically.
Crops emphasize narrow columns.
Chris Mihal

13. The grid can be used to get a nice contrast between
vertical and horizontal elements.
Chris Mihal

14. Speaking of horizontal, working with a strong
structure allows you to get away with this.
Javier Errea design

15. Working with a strong structure allows you
to be more adventurous without creating chaos.
Angie Brennan

16. USING THE GRID IN CCINEXT UP?