layoutregler

Layoutregler is a set of guidelines for arranging visual elements on pages, screens, and surfaces. They govern how text, images and interactive components are positioned and sized to achieve readability, visual balance and consistency across media.

Core concepts include grid systems, margins and padding, alignment, typography, spacing and visual hierarchy. Grids provide a structure of columns and rows; gutters set the space between columns; baseline grids align lines of type; modular systems divide layouts into repeatable units that can be reused across pages or views.

In publishing and graphic design, layoutregler are defined by style guides and typographic standards. In web and application design, they are implemented with layout techniques such as CSS Grid and Flexbox, as well as responsive design and media queries, to adapt to different viewport sizes and orientations.

Accessibility and usability are central to layout rules. Good layout improves legibility and navigability, supports keyboard interaction, and ensures that content remains usable when text size changes or the viewport is resized. Designers test for readability, contrast, and predictable focus order.

Examples include a magazine article grid, a product dashboard, or a mobile form that reflows into stacked blocks at small sizes. Layout rules often live in design systems or component libraries to promote consistency.

See also: grid system, typography, responsive design, CSS layout.