Baseline Grids for a Faster Design Process

Designing Faster With a Baseline Grid, by Pierre Marly, is an insightful article that discusses how using a baseline grid can speed up your design process. The approach is useful for a couple of reasons: it simplifies the process of laying out objects by removing the element of chance, and it increases the organization in the design by aligning all graphic elements and typography.

Pierre has also released a Baseline Grid template and documented the layout process to align text, UI elements and other visual content along both horizontal and vertical axes. As the authors say, the main purpose of the resource is to provide designers with "a holistic strategy to envision and execute simple, clear and balanced design projects." (cc)