Create a Grid Layout in Adobe Illustrator

3 quick and easy ways to make a grid in Adobe illustrator. In this tutorial, go over how to create a grid with the rectangular grid tool, the polar grid tool, and how to split a path into a grid. Finally, we will cover adjusting your rows, columns, and gutters to create your grid layout in Adobe Illustrator.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:07 Rectangular Grid Tool
0:42 Polar Grid Tool
1:02 Split Into Grid
1:30 Make Guides

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[Rio-dc]

I've been studying graphic design in school for TWO YEARS and was never told this tool exists... shows just much you need to teach yourself at the end of the day

[fredericodionisio]

Awesome. Simple and straight to the point.

[nermeengamil]

really helpful in no time, , Big Thanks

[cosminapv]

quick and helpful! thank you so much :)

[leeameka]

super helpful, and great clear tutorial- Thank you: )

[auguststas]

Finally a worthy video, nice one bro, P.S. I am not indian

[rachdaredouane]

hi, thank you for this tuotrial, I have a problem with the blocks and the images they snap not automatically to this grid layout, what I must also configure

[danielkitura]

Thanks for the video!
Though I was sincerely hoping, that there is an options somewhere in Illustrator, similar to the one we have in Photoshop - View>New Guide Layout. I guess that`s not the case?

I mean, your method is okay, but it`s not as flexible as Photoshop`s Guide Layout, or similar thing in InDesign, for example.
If I decide to change layout, in Illustrator I would have to do a lot more work.
I cannot understand, why Adobe didn`t make this feature work identically in both Photoshop in Illustrator..?
It makes zero sense to me.

But nevertheless, thank you for tutorial!)

[BySmedegaard]

Thank you for the video. How I make outer margins in the Path tool? I can see that you can ajust the inner margins at the grid tool, but my sticker document also have outer margins 🙂

[Crackpeas]

Illustrator needs to implement layout grid functions from XD, this is kinda annoying

[yoozer]

Too inconvenient and sadly it is missing the margins. So much better in PS, where you just make a grid layout, incl. the margins and then save it as a preset. Why is Adobe not simply adapting all the good stuff in between their apps?