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Masonry Layout arranges posts of different sizes into the best fit possible. The most famous example is Pinterest:

Pinterest.com screenshot

 

According to the author of the original plug-in that made this layout famous, the name comes from stonemasonry:

Elements in optimal position based on available vertical space, sort of like a mason fitting stones in a wall.

Advantages

  • Attractive layout displaying maximum items in the minimum amount of space
  • Can accommodate images of varying heights so can have portrait items side-by-side with landscape
  • Leaves very little unused space
  • Adapts fantastically to page resizing – Just subtracts columns as the width gets smaller

Disadvantages

  • Works best with a large number of items
  • Highlights items with most attractive images rather than important items
  • No obvious sequence of reading for the viewer
  • Can look cluttered

Examples

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