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I've actually never built one, but I would recommend Khoi Vinh's Subtraction.com which is both a nice example and has number of guides. This is a good introduction, and this is a more detailed look at his process.

I use a 10px by 10px grid in photoshop/flash when designing. Helps keep thing balanced. Been doing this since photoshop 2 :)

I use grids sometimes. I just found this grid bookmarklet that I want to use on my next project.

In addition to what others have mentioned, here are some good resources for learning about grid design:

• Making and Breaking the grid
• Five simple steps to designing grid systems
• Thinking outside the grid

You may also want to think about using something like Blueprint CSS.

Thanks guys, my eyes are too busy to do any reading tonight, but I'm definitely going to bookmark these sites and start learning more about it. I think it would help streamline my process and make the design process a bit easier.

Hey, looks like this was posted up a couple of weeks ago but just wanted to point you at Smashing Magazine's 'Designing With Grid-Based Approach' here.

There's an excellent WPDFD browser grid graphic which I recommend to all designers (link). Usually I stick it in the back of my PSD files and work a wireframe over the top.

Grids are fundamental to any design whether it be web or print based. Check out Josef Muller-Brockmann's 'Grid Systems in Graphic Design'. Written in 1961, these principles are still very relevant today.

Hope this helps ;-)

Grid Systems in Graphic Design is the bible for this. A must-have for any designer really and offers a deeper explanation and purpose for grids beyond they just work well. Angrysteve mentioned it above, but I figured I would throw out a link.

i use a panel based grid sustem.. erally easy to implement

ex.

<div id="container">
<div id="Panel1"></div>
<div id="Panel2"></div>
<div id="Panel3"></div>

</div>


if you look at each panel as a horizontal grid you can use that as subsectionContainers then build within container...

i can elaborate more if you'd like

Thanks for the link, Scrivs. I just designed my first grid based design, and I could do with learning more about it.

I wouldn't mind some feedback on it either, if anyone is willing.