If your base gutter is 12, the next step might be 18 or 24. You can also employ units with padding as you mentioned. To keep a well organized grid, you can set the type in some kind of container that adheres to the base grid with the type inset by a unit or two or three.
Updated for January 12, 2017 (Toddlers) patch. Pose Player. This is a mod that will add the option to play poses and animations in game. It adds an interaction to your sims called Pose By Name and Pose By Pack. Just click on your sim like you would to do anything else.
The Sims 4: Pose Player Beta (Andrewâs Studio) Andrewâs Studio over at Sims 4 Studio has just released a beta version of The Sims 4 Pose Player. This tool allows for custom poses within the game with just a few clicks. This is a mod that will add the option to play poses and animations in game. It is still in beta, so please let me know if you have any problems with it. It adds an interaction to your sims called Pose By Name. Just click on your sim like you would to do anything else.