#004

Mies, my great mentor said: “God is in the details.” That is the essence of syntax: the discipline that controls the proper use of grammar in the construction of phrases and the articulation of a language, Design. The syntax of design is provided by many components in the nature of the project.

For us Graphic Design is “organization of information.” There are other types of graphic design more concerned with illustration or of a narrative nature. Nothing could be more useful to reach our intention than the Grid. The grid represents the basic structure of our graphic design, it helps to organize the content, it provides consistency, it gives an orderly look and it projects a level of intellectual elegance that we like to express. There are in nite kinds of grids, but just one - the most appropriate - for any problem. Therefore, it becomes important to know which kind of grid is the most appropriate. The basic understanding is that the smaller the module of the grid the least helpful it could be. We could say that an empty page is a page with an in nitesimal small grid. Therefore, it is equivalent to not being there. Conversely a page with a coarse grid is a very restricting grid offering too few alternatives. The secret is to nd the proper kind of grid for the job at hand. Sometimes, in designing a grid we want to have the outside margins small enough to provide a certain tension between the edges of the page and the content. After that we divide the page in a certain number of columns according to the content, three, two, four, ve, six, etc. Columns provide only one kind of consistency, but we also need to have an horizontal frame of reference to assure certain levels of continuity throughout the publication. Therefore, we will divide the page from top to bottom in a certain number of Modules, four, six, eight, or more, according to size and need. Once we have structured the page, we will begin to structure the information and place it in the grid in such a way that the clarity of the message will be enhanced by the placement of the text on the grid. There are in nite ways of doing this and that is why the grid is a useful tool, rather than a constricting device.

Double

HTML

<main class="w-100 cf helvetica dark-gray bg-white pa3 pa4-m pa5-l mw9 center">
    <div class="fl w-50 pr2 pr3-l mb3 mb4-l">
      <div class="cover pv5 pv6-m pv7-l" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/v/022.jpg) center;"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="fl w-50 w-25-l pl2 pr2-m ph2-l mb3 mb4-l">
      <div class="cover pv5 pv6-m pv7-l" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/v/024.jpg) center;"> </div>
    </div>
    <div class="fl w-50 w-50 w-25-l pr2 pr0-l pl3-l mb3 mb4-l">
        <div class="cover pv5 pv6-m pv7-l" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/050.jpg) left;"> </div>
      </div>
    <div class="fl w-50 w-50 w-25-l pl2 pl0-l pr2-m pr4-l mb3 mb4-l">
      <div class="cover pv5 pv6-m pv7-l" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/049.jpg) center;"> </div>
    </div>
    <div class="fl w-100 w-50-l pr2-l pl2-ns mb4 mb0-l mb4 outline">
      <div class="pa4">
        <h1 class="f4 f2-l fw7 mt0 pv3-l bb-l bb--black">#004</h1>
        <p class="lh-copy mt2 mt3-m mt5-l f6">
          <span class="db-ns f6 fw7 lh-solid mb3 mb0-m mb4-l">Mies, my great mentor said:</span> 
          <span class="fw9 f6 f1-l db lh-title mb3 mb4-l">“God is in the details.”</span>
          <span class="db-l measure-wide">
          That is the essence of syntax: the discipline
          that controls the proper use of grammar in the construction of phrases and the articulation of a language, Design. The syntax of design is provided by many components in the nature of the project.
        </span>
        </p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="cf">
      <div class="fl w-100 w-25-l pl3-l mb3 mb4-l">
          <div class="cover pv5 pv6-m pv7-l" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/051.jpg) center;"> </div>
      </div>
      <div class="fl w-100 w-25-l pr3-l">
        <p class="lh-copy measure f6 pt3 pt0-l mt0 mb3 mb4-l center">
          <span class="fw6">For us Graphic Design is “organization of information.”</span> There are other
          types of graphic design more concerned with illustration or of a
          narrative nature.  Nothing could be more useful to reach our intention
          than the Grid. The grid represents the basic structure of our graphic
          design, it helps to organize the content, it provides consistency, it
          gives an orderly look and it projects a level of intellectual elegance
          that we like to express.  There are in nite kinds of grids, but just
          one - the most appropriate - for any problem. Therefore, it becomes
          important to know which kind of grid is the most appropriate. The basic
          understanding is that the smaller the module of the grid the least
          helpful it could be. We could say that an empty page is a page with an
          in nitesimal small grid. Therefore, it is equivalent to not being
          there. Conversely a page with a coarse grid is a very restricting grid
          offering too few alternatives. The secret is to  nd the proper kind of
          grid for the job at hand. Sometimes, in designing a grid we want to
          have the outside margins small enough to provide a certain tension
          between the edges of the page and the content. After that we divide the
          page in a certain number of columns according to the content, three,
          two, four,  ve, six, etc. Columns provide only one kind of consistency,
          but we also need to have an horizontal frame of reference to assure
          certain levels of continuity throughout the publication. Therefore, we
          will divide the page from top to bottom in a certain number of Modules,
          four, six, eight, or more, according to size and need. Once we have
          structured the page, we will begin to structure the information and
          place it in the grid in such a way that the clarity of the message will
          be enhanced by the placement of the text on the grid. There are in nite
          ways of doing this and that is why the grid is a useful tool, rather
          than a constricting device. 
        </p>
      </div>
    
      <div class="fl w-100 w-75-l pv0 mv0">
        <div class="fl w-100 mb2 mb4-l">
          <div class="cover pv5 pv6-l" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/u/001.jpg) center;"> </div>
        </div>
        <div class="fl w-25 mb2 mb4-l">
          <div class="cover pv5 pv6-m pv7-l" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/u/002.jpg) center;"> </div>
        </div>
        <div class="fl w-75 pl2 pl4-l mb2 mb4-l">
          <div class="cover pv5 pv6-m pv7-l" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/u/003.jpg) center;"> </div>
        </div>
        <div class="fl w-100 mb2 mb4-l">
            <div class="cover pv5 pv6-ns" style="background:black url(http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/u/004.jpg) center;"> </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
</main>

css

.cover {
    background-size: cover !important;
}

.outline {
    outline: 1px solid;
}

.cf:before, .cf:after {
    content: " ";
    display: table;
}

.cf:after {
    clear: both;
}

.cf {
    *zoom: 1;
}

.db {
    display: block;
}

.fl {
    float: left;
    _display: inline;
}

.helvetica {
    font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.fw6 {
    font-weight: 600;
}

.fw7 {
    font-weight: 700;
}

.fw9 {
    font-weight: 900;
}

.lh-solid {
    line-height: 1;
}

.lh-title {
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.lh-copy {
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.mw9 {
    max-width: 96rem;
}

.w-25 {
    width: 25%;
}

.w-50 {
    width: 50%;
}

.w-75 {
    width: 75%;
}

.w-100 {
    width: 100%;
}

.dark-gray {
    color: #4d4d4f;
}

.bg-white {
    background-color: #fff;
}

.pa3 {
    padding: 1rem;
}

.pa4 {
    padding: 2rem;
}

.pl2 {
    padding-left: .5rem;
}

.pr2 {
    padding-right: .5rem;
}

.pt3 {
    padding-top: 1rem;
}

.pv0 {
    padding-top: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

.pv5 {
    padding-top: 4rem;
    padding-bottom: 4rem;
}

.mb2 {
    margin-bottom: .5rem;
}

.mb3 {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.mb4 {
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.mt0 {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.mt2 {
    margin-top: .5rem;
}

.mv0 {
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.f4 {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.f6 {
    font-size: .875rem;
}

.measure {
    max-width: 30em;
}

.measure-wide {
    max-width: 34em;
}

.center {
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-left: auto;
}

@media screen and (min-width: 30em) {
    .db-ns {
        display: block;
    }

    .pl2-ns {
        padding-left: .5rem;
    }

    .pv6-ns {
        padding-top: 8rem;
        padding-bottom: 8rem;
    }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 30em) and (max-width: 60em) {
    .pa4-m {
        padding: 2rem;
    }

    .pr2-m {
        padding-right: .5rem;
    }

    .pv6-m {
        padding-top: 8rem;
        padding-bottom: 8rem;
    }

    .mb0-m {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .mt3-m {
        margin-top: 1rem;
    }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 60em) {
    .bb-l {
        border-bottom-style: solid;
        border-bottom-width: 1px;
    }

    .db-l {
        display: block;
    }

    .w-25-l {
        width: 25%;
    }

    .w-50-l {
        width: 50%;
    }

    .w-75-l {
        width: 75%;
    }

    .pa5-l {
        padding: 4rem;
    }

    .pl0-l {
        padding-left: 0;
    }

    .pl3-l {
        padding-left: 1rem;
    }

    .pl4-l {
        padding-left: 2rem;
    }

    .pr0-l {
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .pr2-l {
        padding-right: .5rem;
    }

    .pr3-l {
        padding-right: 1rem;
    }

    .pr4-l {
        padding-right: 2rem;
    }

    .pt0-l {
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    .pv3-l {
        padding-top: 1rem;
        padding-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .pv6-l {
        padding-top: 8rem;
        padding-bottom: 8rem;
    }

    .pv7-l {
        padding-top: 16rem;
        padding-bottom: 16rem;
    }

    .ph2-l {
        padding-left: .5rem;
        padding-right: .5rem;
    }

    .mb0-l {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .mb4-l {
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .mt5-l {
        margin-top: 4rem;
    }

    .f1-l {
        font-size: 3rem;
    }

    .f2-l {
        font-size: 2.25rem;
    }
}

Install via npm Only installs the needed tachyons-modules for this component

npm i --save tachyons-background-size tachyons-outlines tachyons-clears tachyons-display tachyons-floats tachyons-font-family tachyons-font-weight tachyons-line-height tachyons-max-widths tachyons-widths tachyons-skins tachyons-spacing tachyons-type-scale tachyons-typography tachyons-utilities tachyons-borders

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