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Dark guideline slide explaining the grid rule, with a single cream Detroit Film Theatre event poster shown as the example on the right.
Summary
A grid-rule slide from the brand-assets chapter: a large light "GRID" header and a short paragraph on the left, with one cream event poster as the worked example on the right.
Visual description
Near-black charcoal background under a thin olive-green bar that runs across the very top. A large light serif header reads "GRID" at upper left, with three lines of small sans-serif body copy beneath it explaining that when the outlined grid is not in use, text and elements should extend to the margins to create the illusion of a container. The right half holds a single portrait poster on a cream ground: a repeating "DETROIT FILM THEATRE" line set in multiple colors stacks down the sheet, a small film still of two figures is masked into the middle, and a "DIA" wordmark with event details anchors the bottom. A hairline rule near the base carries the running footer: page number "19" left, "BRAND GUIDELINES" and "BRAND ASSETS" labels across.
Key takeaway
Teaching an abstract layout rule by showing exactly one finished artifact rather than a diagram. The repeating multi-color title line turns plain type into the poster's entire texture.
Reuse notes
A clean template for a single-example rule slide in a guidelines deck: rule stated left, proof shown right. The repeating-type poster device is a strong, low-cost way to fill a layout with brand type and is reusable for event or exhibition collateral.
From this deck: DIA grid and container rule
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