Moved beyond grid systems? I can't agree with that.
Also, I don't really see the connection you're implying between using a grid and having a static composition or not considering individual elements behaviour. I do compose out of a grid system; the best designers (or the real designers) I worked with do the same. And that doesn't mean that we won't specify how the profile pic responds to resize - we do. It's just that it is a detail. It's not layout, it's not the composition. The specification of such details should not be the basis for your layout implementation framework.
>Moved beyond grid systems? I can't agree with that.
Good, because I haven't said so. I said we've moved beyond static designs on top of some grid.
When you add different screen sizes, resizing and interaction to the mix, the grid itself gets dynamic, and relationships between items (constrains) matter more than visual placement.
>It's just that it is a detail. It's not layout, it's not the composition.
The thing is that seems to me a relic of print design.
In modern UI design there's no fixed composition as such. Even whole elements might appear and disappear at will, based on the app's state.
Also, I don't really see the connection you're implying between using a grid and having a static composition or not considering individual elements behaviour. I do compose out of a grid system; the best designers (or the real designers) I worked with do the same. And that doesn't mean that we won't specify how the profile pic responds to resize - we do. It's just that it is a detail. It's not layout, it's not the composition. The specification of such details should not be the basis for your layout implementation framework.