As with anything, the answer is "it depends" or "use the right tool for the job". To me, the biggest misconception with grids is that they are mutually exclusive with fluidity of the screen.
Grids still exist; there are just a couple at the same time that govern the whole system at once.
I was taught everything has an implicit grid, just not always very strict ones. Maybe we’re in a Carson-esque revival of grid breaking. I’d definitely be down for the wild typographic displays.
I’ve reviewed work in the past few years where calling out obvious alignment, padding etc concerns was somewhat shocking. These were school taught designers. Many in the same period were totally great but how did we get to a point where the basics were just not there?
The shift to mobile over the last 15 years might be a factor. If you design mobile only, you can still use a grid but as most components are underneath each other and only rarely side by side, the benefits of using a grid diminish…
Its exactly like copulation, some like to raw dog through life. Grids need to be rebranded relaunched as protective tools to avoid Layoffs. Maybe then we will start using them.
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Grids still exist; there are just a couple at the same time that govern the whole system at once.
All together they deliver cohesion, consistency, and easy decision making; which is what they were meant for originally anyway.