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Making Modular Layout Systems

Jason Santa Maria for 24 Ways:

For all of the advantages the web has with distribution of content, I’ve always lamented the handiness of the WYSIWYG design tools from the print publishing world. When I set out to redesign my personal website, I wanted to have some of the same abilities that those tools have, laying out pages how I saw fit, and that meant a flexible system for dealing with imagery.

He announced last week that he’s leaving Happy Cog He also recently discussed the possibilities of the “end” of print. He’s definitely one of those designers that marks the transition from print to web – he’s obscenely talented with both.