Baseline Hierarchical Grid Engine

1. Page Format

DIN Preset

Width (mm)

Height (mm)

Baseline grid from top of page Facing pages (spread preview)

2. Baseline

Font Size (pt) Leading : Font Ratio → Baseline (pt)

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3. Grid Structure

Rows

Baselines / Row

Row Gutter (bl)

Columns

Column Gutter (bl)

4. Margins

Top Margin — fraction of remaining vertical space

Top margin = ⅓ of remaining vertical space

Inner (× top)

Outer (× top)

5. Preview Options

▬ Show Baseline Grid (cyan) ▬ Show Rows & Columns (purple lines) ▬ Show Rows & Columns Cells (black) ▬ Show Margin Guides (red)

Preview

InDesign Script

JSON

Para Styles

Type Scale

Run in InDesign: File → Scripts → Script Editor. Creates document with margins, baseline grid, column/row guides, and a text frame per page. Facing pages creates two mirrored pages.

Paragraph styles from the type scale. Font size and leading are snapped to the baseline grid. Run on an open InDesign document. Change "Times New Roman" to your chosen typeface.

Scale Type

Steps (±)

Modular Ratio

Custom Ratio

Tick styles to include in exported Para Styles script.

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Results

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