grid systems and typography for books, brochures and magazines

editorial design

This A4 portrait grid system and template is specifically designed for architecture and photography publications. The layout comes complete with comprehensive style sheets. Add your own imagery, color palette or edit the typography to suit your requirements. You just need Adobe Creative Cloud and an understanding of working with InDesign to get started. Suitable for designers, architects, photographers and more. Includes baseline grid and modular grid. Image includes text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Photography” (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

Stephen Kelman - Serif Series A4 Landscape Grid System for InDesign

Stephen Kelman - Serif Series A4 Portrait Grid System for InDesign

Stephen Kelman - Square Photobook Grid System for InDesign | Sans

This A4 portrait grid system and InDesign template is designed for working with serif typography. Built with baseline and modular grids, it’s ideal for creating elegant editorial layouts, magazines, articles, essays, and book pages. Includes fully customisable style sheets.

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Featuring a captions grid and vertical gutters for spacing, this A4 landscape grid system / InDesign template is ideal for image-led presentations – perfect for architecture portfolios, interior design projects, students, studios and practices. Use for ideas and inspiration or as the foundation of your typography layout project. Image includes text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Architecture” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

A modern 11×11 inch square coffee table book template for Adobe InDesign. Built on Swiss-style principles, this grid system features modular layouts, baseline grids, sample pages, and fully editable style sheets – perfect for creating elegant, structured book designs.

Stephen Kelman - US Letter Photography Grid System for InDesign

A5 bifold brochure grid system designed to show how structured columns and guides can create a clean, balanced layout. The design demonstrates how text, images, and headings align within the grid, helping achieve a professional, visually appealing look.

A5 format book layout and grid template designed for Adobe InDesign. The design is ideal for a wide range of A5-sized publications, including fiction, non-fiction, journals, and compact print editions. Supplied with ready-to-use style sheets. Also includes a cover template with an adjustable spine.

Featuring a captions grid and vertical gutters for spacing, this A3 portrait grid system / InDesign template is ideal for image-led presentations – perfect for architecture presentations, interior design projects, students, studios and practices. Image includes text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Architecture” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

Featuring a captions grid and vertical gutters for spacing, this A3 portrait grid system / InDesign template is ideal for image-led presentations – perfect for architecture presentations, interior design projects, students, studios and practices. Includes text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Architecture” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).