When it comes to page building, flexible customization and great performance are indispensable. Neither of them should be underestimated. And Beae NextGen’s Grid Line System will help you achieve both.
Beae NextGen is proud to be the next generation of Shopify page builder, totally transforming the way you build a page. Much easier and more flexible!
In this article, we’re going to dive deep into the details, explaining what makes our Grid Line System so incredible and why you should go for it. Let’s jump in!
What is a Grid Line System?
A grid line system, also known as a grid system or grid layout, is a typical design concept used in various fields, such as graphic design, web design, architecture, and urban planning. It involves dividing a layout or space into a series of horizontal and vertical lines or columns to create a framework for organizing and arranging elements.
The purpose of a grid line system is to provide structure, consistency, and visual hierarchy to a design. It helps designers align and distribute elements, such as text, images, and other graphic elements, in a harmonious and balanced manner. By using a grid, designers can create layouts that are easy to navigate and aesthetically pleasing.
Grid Line System in existing design and web builder apps
Existing design and web builder apps do come with grid line systems but do not guarantee responsiveness on different devices.
They boast about their advanced grid line systems and the ability to position elements precisely at the pixel level. Although these features may initially seem impressive, they can have adverse consequences on a website's performance across different devices.
What makes these design tools great is their drag-and-drop functionality, giving users a high degree of freedom in arranging elements. However, it’s important to recognize that this flexibility can lead to disorganized layouts that are far from optimized.
Excessive reliance on grid line systems and pixel-perfect placement can make a website struggle to adapt to various screen sizes. If not done with attention, these features may cause elements to overlap, text to become illegible, or images to appear distorted on certain devices. This can lead to a poor user experience and decreased engagement.
What sets Beae NextGen’s Grid Line System apart from the competition?
Understanding all those pain points, Beae NextGen comes with an innovative Grid Line System, which strikes a balance between customization and performance. Our Grid Line System is designed with 12 columns for desktops and 4 columns for mobiles.
Beae NextGen page builder offers 12 columns for desktops and 4 columns for mobile
The 12-column grid is a popular design standard that promotes the organization and alignment of elements. This system gives users a sense of dragging and dropping elements and functions as an algorithm to shape the automatic layout.
However, optimizing pages for mobile screens can pose challenges, as certain elements within the 12-column grid may appear broken or stacked. To address this issue, Beae NextGen offers a mobile-specific 4-column grid that facilitates the activation of auto-layout and seamless switching between desktop and mobile views. This ensures an enhanced user experience across different devices.
Why use Beae NextGen’s Grid Line System?
Alright, Beae NextGen’s Grid Line System is different with 12 columns for desktops and 4 columns for mobiles. So what now? How this system can benefit your page building? Keep reading on the two most important reasons below.
Effortlessly gain optimal responsive design
Thanks to these 12-column and 4-column grid systems, Beae NextGen makes it easy to optimize responsive design on multiple devices.
Unlike those builders that require separate tasks for achieving desktop and mobile responsiveness, Beae NextGen streamlines most of the process. Once you've completed the desktop version of your design, the auto-layout feature takes over so that mobile screens achieve 70-80% performance compared to desktops.
In mobile mode, Beae NextGen uses a 4-column grid, letting you fine-tune your design with a few tweaks and simple drag-and-drop actions to reach that perfect 100%.
What’s more, the beauty of Beae NextGen is that the design for desktop and mobile screens is independent of each other. Any changes you make on the mobile version won't disrupt your desktop layout, and vice versa.
Freely drag & drop elements
With the Grid Line System, you can truly experience the freedom of drag-and-drop functionality and enjoy flexible customization options.
While other page builders can optimize your page display on various devices with pre-defined layouts, users find it hard to customize. In these layouts, there are many columns, rows, and elements overlapping each other, you cannot adjust one without affecting the other.
With Beae NextGen, there are no longer columns or rows, no longer overlapping - you can freely drag and drop elements anywhere you want. All you have to do is select elements from the Add Block, drop them into your section, and let your imagination run.
Conclusion
Our Grid Line System is a game-changing tool that transforms the design and page-building process. A 12-column grid for desktops and a 4-column grid for mobiles strike a great balance between customization and performance.
We're proud to boast about it, and it would be a missed opportunity if you don't give Beae NextGen a try. By harnessing the power of our Grid Line System, you can create visually appealing, user-friendly, and responsive designs that elevate your website to new levels of excellence.
