Content that goes across two pages are known as spreads.
Gutter size in mobile grid layouts.
If you like me are a fan of the 8pt grid i recommend that you choose the size of the gutters proportional to the 8pt module.
20px is a common gutter size and this spacing will be really important when you have a masonry design or a grid of card elements a simple example being a photo gallery.
A common example is the 12 column grid because it allows you to divide the given area into half thirds fourths sixths.
Gutters are the space between the columns.
There are two main types of gutters depending on your use case.
Some systems increase the gutter width as you increase in device width but it s also okay to keep it fixed.
By default the mixin takes 3 parameters.
On mobile at a breakpoint of 360 dp this layout grid uses 16dp gutters.
One final improvement can be made to our simple grid and it will solve the width problem we just mentioned.
Resulting in a 30px gutter between columns plus 15px to the left and right of the grid.
The space between columns is referred to as the gutter size.
Generally speaking 0 5 inches for your gutter margin is recommended for most books.
We re going to introduce the fr or fraction unit.
Wider gutters are more appropriate for larger screens as they create more whitespace between columns.
You can also explicitly set the gutter size for a particular grid row by adding the gutter size.
The first is to be used when the elements that you want to distance one from each other don t use col or offset classes that specify a width and the latter is to be used when they do have col or offset classes specifying a width.
When choosing a 12 column grid the gutters between the columns shouldn t be too large since due to the small width of the columns and the large gutters between them the columns will begin to visually break up.
Code for small screens first and larger devices will inherit those styles.
Use the grid layout mixin to create your own block grid.
Q gutter size and q col gutter size.
When columns are defined using values they ll use exactly those values and add any grid gap on top.
You ll notice the grid above has been pushed to the right because it s now 99 99 wide plus the grid gaps.
Applying your spatial system rules to the gutters will help drive home a consistent rhythm in your designs.
