As somebody who just began using grids in their designs, I can say that grids can have a really nice effect on a lot of layouts. Fundamentally, it’s just about

As somebody who just began using grids in their designs, I can say that grids can have a really nice effect on a lot of layouts. Fundamentally, it’s just about creating order and alignment among various elements in a view, both in positioning and spacing/sizing. It’s really hard to pull off fancier grid layouts on the web due to device shapes and scrolling, but the basic principle still applies: line things up, create order, don’t pick sizes willy-nilly (off topic: Willy Nilly must have been the Leroy Jenkins of his day)