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Bento grid design: what it is and how to use it on your website

Bento grids present features in cells of different sizes, like a bento box. What makes a good one, common mistakes, and how to generate one with AI.

The short answer

A bento grid lays out content in cells of different sizes, so the most important item gets the most room. Done well, it ranks your features at a glance; done badly, it is just a busy grid of equal boxes.

01Why bento grids work

A list of features asks the visitor to decide what matters. A bento grid decides for them: the big cell is the headline feature, the small ones support it. That is hierarchy, applied to a features section.

02What makes a good one

  • One clearly dominant cell, usually spanning two columns or rows.
  • Each cell shows something (a screenshot, a number, a motion) rather than only an icon and a sentence.
  • Consistent corner radius and gaps, so it reads as one object.
  • Motion, if any, used to demonstrate the feature, not to decorate.

03Common mistakes

  • All cells the same size, which defeats the point.
  • Too many cells: six to eight is usually plenty.
  • Text-only cells that would have worked better as a list.
Where Orlume fits

Dream Mode builds an animated, custom bento grid with real hierarchy and an embedded product video in one click. Both modes are switches on the prompt box and are available on paid plans.

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Written by the Orlume team · Updated October 2026

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What is a bento grid?

A layout of cells of different sizes, like a bento box, used to present features with a clear order of importance.

Can AI create bento grids?

Yes. Orlume's Dream Mode builds animated, custom bento grids with real hierarchy in one click.

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