A plugin for powerful grids and guides in InDesign
GuideGuide is a plugin that makes it easy to construct columns, build baselines, mark midpoints, and respect ratios, all by manipulating guides in your favorite design tools — now in InDesign.
Howdy 🤠,
I'm the creator of GuideGuide. I first launched it in 2010 as the grid tool Photoshop never had and a solution to frustrations in my life as a designer, illustrator, and creative director. In the years since, I've launched versions for Illustrator and Sketch and turned GuideGuide into a productive income source.
Last year I left gainful employment behind to focus full time on independent development. Today’s launch is my first since then, and I'm starting by adding GuideGuide to InDesign.
GuideGuide is a plugin that manipulates the built-in guide features of design software to create grids. It begins with a grid form with the usual features — rows, columns, margins, gutters — the kind of tool designers use to create full layouts or use to divide up smaller elements, comic artists use to create their pages, and photographers use to assist with composition and thumbnail layouts.
Things begin to get powerful with selections. When you select an object, whatever you do in GuideGuide happens within the boundaries of that object. Need a three column grid inside an image? Do it. Want to calculate some padding around the outside of a logo? Do that too.
I've put some quick action buttons at the top of the panel to streamline adding guides to the edges and midpoints of things and clearing your guides.
Most powerfully, it’s got a custom language called Grid Notation for “writing” grids. This makes it possible for you to do things other grid tools simply can’t — column margins and midpoints, aspect ratios, or for the design and math perverts, things like the golden ratio or Fibonacci sequence. It’s tricky to find something you can’t do with GuideGuide.
If you’re a person that uses Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, or Sketch, I hope that you’ll give it a try and find it useful. Thanks for taking the time to take a look.
About GuideGuide for InDesign on Product Hunt
“A plugin for powerful grids and guides in InDesign”
GuideGuide for InDesign launched on Product Hunt on April 25th, 2023 and earned 75 upvotes and 7 comments, placing #44 on the daily leaderboard. GuideGuide is a plugin that makes it easy to construct columns, build baselines, mark midpoints, and respect ratios, all by manipulating guides in your favorite design tools — now in InDesign.
On the analytics side, GuideGuide for InDesign competes within Design Tools and Graphic Design — topics that collectively have 262.6k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how GuideGuide for InDesign performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted GuideGuide for InDesign?
GuideGuide for InDesign was hunted by Cameron McEfee. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Reviews
GuideGuide for InDesign has received 4 reviews on Product Hunt with an average rating of 5.00/5. Read all reviews on Product Hunt.
For a complete overview of GuideGuide for InDesign including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Cameron McEfee