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Published -  30th Mar by Jim Ramsden

Grid/Graph Paper Design Trend – 10 examples

I first noticed grid paper being used on Squared Eye’s re-design early last year (Feb 2009). That site got a lot of recognition (rightly so) and I wonder if it’s been a contributing factor in this growing trend.

I’ve spotted the increased use of this in the last 3 months mostly on the sites of design studios and freelancer’s portfolios. I think this is because of the associations grid paper has with the design process, often used at the planning stage.

For me, its use also adds a slight warmth to the page, breaking what would otherwise be a bare background.

Here are 10 sites that use grid paper in elements of their design.

http://www.designyourdorm.com/

http://squaredeye.com/

http://theymakeapps.com/

http://www.designlitm.us/

http://www.colly.com/

http://www.danielsheppard.com/

http://ok.cogaoke.com/

http://wedesignwise.com/

http://www.davidmashburn.com/

http://www.getuproot.com/

Written by Jim Ramsden

I'm Jim, a craftsman of pixels and lover of tech-shizzle. I work at Etch where I design & build interfaces for kicks.

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  1. Steve Rydz Steve Rydz April 4th, 2010 at 8:28 am

    This is funny as I was thinking about using grid paper as a background to my site and then I realised just how common it actually was.

  2. tymc tymc April 5th, 2010 at 7:32 pm

    take a look at http://www.nealite.fr

  3. Graph paper sample Graph paper sample December 18th, 2010 at 7:29 pm

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