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1. Crucial Features of iOS Grid System, A Free
Extension Meant for Adobe Fireworks
2. It would not be wrong to say that Grid is a vital element of a
good design. Grid gives the structure besides letting the
design fall into place perfectly on the canvas. A grid allows it
easy for you to implement something innovative into the
design. You can consider it like a the foundation of a home. A
solid foundation ensures a stable home and makes the task
of building on it quite easier. Similarly, with a solid grid, your
design is fully adaptable to any changes whatsoever may be
required at any point of time. Let's know more about the iOS
Grid System that is used for designing apps in Adobe
Fireworks. Whether employed for commercial or personal
use, the extension is totally free
3. You will find installation of iOS Grid extension in Fireworks
quite easy and so will be the case with its use. Moreover,
learning about grids enables you put better designs. How to
apply Grids so that the design is consistent enough is indeed
an essential topic for designers. Actually, these are essential
only in the case if you desire to have an interface that is not
just consistent but also easy-to-update. No matter, whether
you work with clients or your internal team, grids are quite
crucial to make the last moment changes like adding a little
button somewhere. Just because a simple grid is in place,
you face almost no trouble to complete the change request
made
4. You can create appealing designs for Apple's devices like
iPhone, iPad etc., in portrait as well as landscape modes. All
Grids have a number of things in common
5. The portrait & landscape versions of the grid for each device
have the same widths of columns & gutters.
6. A mini-column present on grid's each side enables your
layout to align with the extreme right & extreme left icons
present in the status bar.
7. For iPhone, width of each column is 30 pixels while a 10 pixel
gutter is also there. Similarly, the iPad versions employ
columns of width 44 pixels with a 20 pixel gutter. Its owing to
these dimensions that one can have adequate spacing
between each & every column.
8. For using this iOS Grid system, you will have to download it
first. You can either download its extension or can download it
complete from its GitHub page. Then you will have to run the
MXP file and follow the instructions. Further, you will have to
create a new document in Fireworks and then finally select
your iOS device to get the iOS Grid system working to build
your grid