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On screen grid in Windows?

n3rt — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:52:35 -0800

Is there a Windows utility that will display an on-screen grid over all other applications with definable sizes? I use Fast Stone Capture's ruler utility all the time as a designer, but a grid would be immensely useful.

Non-Grid Websites

divabat — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:35:33 -0800

What are some good website designs that subvert the "grid" system, or just don't make use of grids? I've been reading a lot about how grids are the best way to design websites; however, a lot of the websites cited as great grid designs all look rather same-y to me.

I'm interested in looking at some website designs that either subvert the conventional grid wisdom, or just don't make use of grids at all. Circles, triangles, curves, whatever - so long as it's not "griddy".

Photorealistic Billboards

Robot Johnny — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:07:58 -0800

I often walk past artists painting/airbrushing photorealistic billboards on the sides of buildings. Talent aside, how do they do this? I would imagine that an original image would be projected onto the building, and then traced, but how do they avoid image distortion if the environment doesn't allow for a perfect straight-on projection? Do they project an already-distorted original onto the wall?