gridsANDspaces, the idea behind this blog.

"grids AND spaces" - that's how I want the title to read. The grids are the lines; and the spaces, well, you know what they are. Don't you?

Try thinking about a one sided coin. You can't have a coin with only a front. Every coin must have a front and back.

And a grid wouldn't be a grid without the space on which it exists. Every web page is laid out on a grid system. We think about the grid when we design a web page, but the space is what's important because that's where the content you are now reading exists. Similarly, you couldn't read these words without also noticing the space (or background) on which they reside - the type and the background are unique but inseparable.

The world is complex enough without all this nonsense, right?

Well, I hope to remind us of this concept with interesting, everyday stories that will preserve your notion of sanity while reminding you that you belong to this world, just like those birds and bees who don't give it a second thought.