: Make your own grid with custom ratio, start How do you make the formula to make divisions in a grid given a ratio? For example 2÷3. I like the tool gridappset.com, but I would prefer to

@Correia448

Grids have an very complicated history, and there are a lot of opinions as to the best way to approach it. The modernist tradition might provide a nice grounding for your own experimentation.

The recently (and very sadly) passed Massimo Vignelli wrote an elaborate text on grid and page construction (that you can download free!). Great read: www.vignelli.com/canon.pdf
Jan Tshichold's work with the Golden Section is kind of a fascinating as well. His work with modernist principles wound up coming to a lot of the same conclusions as medieval manuscripts in regards to "proper proportions." His famous text is The New Typography. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_of_page_construction#Tschichold_and_the_golden_section
Tshichold's work heavily inspired Josef Müller-Brockman's ideas for Grid Systems in Graphic Design. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_M%C3%BCller-Brockmann

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@Hamaas979

Grids and their ratios are entirely arbitrary. There's no functional perfection or ideal. It's all stylistic.

There was/is some research about ideal column widths for line text character lengths with regards the fonts used, their leading and kerning... etc.

Some consider a line length of about 95/6 characters long to be ideal for the fastest and easiest reading with high retention. For example.

This is a far more constructive place to start considering the ideal widths of your ideal columns. Then build a custom grid around that, as and how it suits your purpose(s).

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@Holmes874

To answer the very specific question regarding ratios:

The grid isn't correlated to the ratio of page/design. So, use whatever grid set up you feel works for whatever ratio you're working in.

The point of a grid is to provide some flexibility, yet consistency within the context of a piece of work. Whether that's 3 columns or 10 doesn't matter. As long as the grid layout works for your particular needs, that's the grid to use!

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