Web Grids - Columnar Layout in Web Grids

By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com Guide

The 1 column grid has been around as long as there has been a World Wide Web. In fact, in the first iterations of Web pages, 1 column was all you had. When you use a grid with one column you have a simple design, but there are some good uses for it - and as you can see in this image, a 1-column grid does not prevent you from having as many rows of elements as you need.