194 | thinking with type
modular grid
current line width: 0.25 pt
designing programs Grid diagram, 1963 (redrawn).
Designer: Karl Gerstner. Publisher: Arthur Niggli, Zurich.
This square grid consists of six vertical columns and six
horizontal modules, overlayed by grids of one, two, three, and
four units. Vertically, the grid is governed by a 10-pt measure,
which would determine the spacing of type from baseline to
baseline.