.. _Layout: 📏 Layout & grid ---------------- Our documents, presentations, and websites should have a certain impact. They should appear professional, orderly, and of one unit. We succeed in doing this by orienting ourselves to a grid and a few basic rules when designing. These help us all create appealing and structured content. | **Square** | The square is already in our logo and symbolizes symmetry and stability. You find the basic square shape again and again in the grid. | **2x Grid** | We are strongly oriented towards IBM's `2x Grid `_. When subdividing a layout, always select 2x steps resp. halve areas. Only use these ratios. | **8px / Mini unit** | Whenever possible, an 8px basic grid forms the smallest basis (mini-unit). We stick to the 2x grid and use the same base as for the font sizes.