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Baseline Grid

Baseline Grid example frame

Every line of text across every column sitting on the same horizontal rhythm.

What it does

All text in a document is locked to a single leading increment so that lines in adjacent columns align, and text on the reverse of a sheet backs up exactly, which on thin paper is visible as show-through. Headings and captions must therefore occupy whole multiples of the increment, which constrains their sizes. It is invisible when correct and immediately obvious when a caption knocks a column half a line out of step.

The prompt

A two-column spread about [Subject] locked to a baseline grid. Every line in both columns sitting on the same horizontal rhythm, captions and subheads occupying exact whole multiples of the leading increment so nothing knocks the columns out of step. Faint baseline rules visible. One serif text face, one grotesque for captions. Thin book paper with slight show-through.

Replace [Subject] with what you are shooting. Everything else is deliberate: the gear, stock and lighting are what push a generator towards this look.

Works well in

Midjourney, FLUX, Ideogram

Pairs with

Modular GridCompound Grid

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