What's New in Grid Maker Pro

New Features

• JPG export, alongside the existing PNG, PDF, SVG and transparent grid-only PNG
• Print-accurate export sizing: PNG, JPG, the grid-only PNG, copy-to-clipboard and the PDF's embedded image are all sized from the printed page implied by your paper format at the DPI you choose
• 50 classroom-ready lesson plans with objectives, session timings and materials lists

Improvements

• One self-hosted typeface across the whole site and the tool — font payload per page fell from 251–386KB spread over as many as 20 files to 84KB
• Newsletter signup consolidated onto a single component with one working backend, replacing four divergent implementations
• Glossary expanded to 88 entries
• Accessibility: an automated axe sweep now reports zero violations across all 411 routes

Bug Fixes

• The export DPI selector had no effect on PNG output, which was sized from the on-screen canvas instead of the chosen page and resolution
• Before/after comparison tabs on the 82 overlay pages painted the first photo whatever tab you picked
• Two signup forms reported success without sending anything; one posted to a URL that returned 404
• Button labels across 24 routes rendered in a muted grey that failed contrast, and CTAs on 22 routes painted as plain text with no button styling
• Buttons sat flush against neighbouring text and panels on the overlay and lesson-plan pages

New Features

• A 286-page editorial library, including 11 category hubs, 82 overlay leaves, 6 Tier-S tool landings, 12 educational pillars, 19 glossary entries, 4 audience hubs, 14 sub-segments and 8 competitor comparisons
• Flagship pillar at /learn/82-composition-overlays
• Founder + methodology E-E-A-T anchor pages
• Public overlay data API at /api/overlays.json (CC BY 4.0)
• Named workspace presets saved locally in the browser
• Hero tool deep-links: ?overlay= to pre-load overlays, plus a shareable #share state URL
• CSS-only mega-menu in the site header
• Master glossary index page

Improvements

• 5-script audit infrastructure (internal links, schema, similarity, deep links, image alt)
• 85 per-page OG images for social previews
• Analytics + PostHog scaffolding
• Newsletter signup scaffolding (consolidated onto one working backend in v5.1.0)
• Editorial calendar + 6 new blog posts
• 10-video YouTube content kit

Bug Fixes

• Schema validation pass across all 1,153+ JSON-LD blocks (0 errors)
• 21 legacy Gridmaker [Name].html URLs now 301-redirect to clean paths
• Fixed sibling-similarity drift on the sacred-geometry leaves

New Features

• Sacred geometry hub launched with all 20 traditions — Flower of Life, Seed of Life, Metatron's Cube, Vesica Piscis, Sri Yantra, Tree of Life, Merkaba, hexagram, pentagram, Egg of Life, Fruit of Life, Yin-Yang, Enneagram, Islamic 8-point, Islamic 12-point, Borromean Rings, Torus Field, Ain Soph, Celtic Triquetra, Platonic Solids
• Typography hub with 6 overlays incl. 12-column web grid, baseline grid, 8pt spacing
• Design templates hub with comic panel, storyboard, logo construction, icon grid, mobile app layout, poster/editorial, social media safe zones
• Architecture grids with Le Corbusier Modulor calculator + structural grid + tartan grid
• Per-overlay color, opacity, and line-width controls

Improvements

• Overlay stacking — keep multiple overlays active at once, each with its own transform
• Refined transform handles: rotation, scale, skew now snap to common angles
• Improved high-DPI rendering for export

New Features

• Overlay search box on the right-hand panel — type to filter 80+ overlays by name or category
• Front, three-quarter and profile view selector on the Loomis head overlay, with optional side-plane ovals
• Isometric grid with adjustable density for technical illustration and game art
• Dimetric and trimetric projection overlays for industrial drawing

Improvements

• Improved touch gesture support on iPad — pinch to scale, two-finger rotate
• Sharper line antialiasing at high zoom
• Faster first paint on the catalogue pages

New Features

• Share button: copy the current overlay + transform state as a shareable URL
• Recents panel: last 5 uploaded images stored locally for quick recall
• Crop tool for trimming reference images before applying overlays
• Per-overlay opacity slider in the right-hand panel

Bug Fixes

• Fixed transform handles disappearing after rapid overlay switches
• Resolved colour-picker reset when toggling overlays

New Features

• All 8 composition overlays complete — rule of thirds, golden ratio, golden spiral, golden triangle, diagonal method, center cross, rule of fifths, quadrant
• Per-overlay transform finalized: move + rotate + scale + skew with snap-to-axis
• Diagonal method, center cross, and rule of fifths added to the composition hub

Improvements

• Right-hand panel reorganized by category for faster discovery
• Image upload accepts any format your browser can decode — PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF

New Features

• Complete platform rewrite on Next.js with static export for instant loads
• ~40 overlays across 7 categories — composition, artist guides, dynamic symmetry, perspective, specialty, sacred geometry, advanced composition
• Client-side processing remains — images never leave your device
• Real-time preview as you adjust settings
• High-quality PNG export with retina-aware rendering

Improvements

• Noticeably faster load than the WordPress-era build it replaced
• Better browser compatibility (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge — last two majors)
• Fully responsive mobile design with refined touch targets

Breaking Changes

• Removed any remaining server-side processing — now 100% client-side
• Dropped support for IE11 and pre-2022 browser builds

Grid Maker Pro launched in late 2024 with 6 overlays — square, rectangular, custom grid, rule of thirds, golden ratio, and the basic diagonal method. Through 2025 the catalogue grew to ~40 overlays based on user requests, with the dynamic symmetry root rectangles, golden spiral, the first head-construction guides (Loomis), and the early perspective grids landing across the year. Founder narrative is at /about/sujith-puthran/; the long-form methodology is at /methodology/.