GuideGuide

GuideGuide is a graphic plugin designed to add a panel with columns, rows and midpoints in various advanced graphic editors, including Photoshop, Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator and Sketch. Since this is a plugin, it goes without saying that users need the standalone applications installed on the PC. The installation is typical for any plugin setup.

The idea behind the plugin is to guide the user in creating a clean layout based on midpoints, columns or rows. According to the developer, these helpers are customizable and provide guides based on the current specifications and properties of artboard, canvas or single selections. Once the plugin detects the properties of the object, it provides suggestions on the edges and midpoints that users can easily mark according to their preferences. Once they are done creating the backgrounds, the helpers can be easily cleared.

The plugin can come in handy for anyone regularly working with XD, Illustrator or Photoshop, as it enables them to create custom grids that are regularly not handled by similar tools. Some examples of the grids that can be created via this tool are baselines, Fibonacci, Golden Ratio and Bootstrap. The grids can be saved for later use or can be easily shared with others.