I think for a general designer, using a grid is probably the best method because... it takes a lot of skill to actually break the grid in a method that is still

I think for a general designer, using a grid is probably the best method because... it takes a lot of skill to actually break the grid in a method that is still readable yet a well-styled execution. I definitely upvote the notion that using a very fixed grid limits options, especially if one is also working with a vertically fixed grid. If I think about the most memorable websites, they usually break the grid. In many ways, you've actually convinced me not to use this grid.