The Matrix

   Okay, for those of us who've watch "The Matrix", we know and understand the underlying meaning behind the film. One of the main principles of the matrix is that it is a program based upon rules. The governing rules help maintain order over the people who live within the Matrix and all other operating systems attached to it. (ie: programs and this of that nature) Even though the Matrix is a creation of the human mind, I find that it parallels a certain aspect of Typography and Graphic Design in general. The aspect of the grid can serve as a mini matrix for all typographical/ graphic-design works.  Much like a line said by Morpheus in the Matrix, "This system is based on a set of rules. Some may be bent... Others can be broken..."  

   The point of this entry is that the grid is a part of Graphic Design that I've been introduced to recently. Many people with intuitive design styles may find grids to be useless or even distracting when, in actuality, a grid can serve as a very useful tool. A grid is can be nothing more than a marker and a set of guidelines within which a designer chooses to operate.  Like the matrix, it's all a game of choice.  

"Now hit me... if you can..."