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JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMANN AND THE MODULAR GRID

November 20, 20247 min readBy Marc BrunnerGrid Systems
JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMANN AND THE MODULAR GRID

Müller-Brockmann showed how modular systems can produce both order and expressive variation.

His approach remains useful for editorial systems and component-driven product teams.

The key idea is consistency of structure, not sameness of output.

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