Aug 18, 2009 Comments Off
CSS is the second-most-important thing you can master when it comes to web design, right after HTML.
And the capabilities of CSS can be staggering (especially with the new CSS3 standard already making appearances in some browsers).
If you can imagine it, it’s likely someone has already figured out how to do it with CSS.
Jul 5, 2009 Comments Off
Layout grids have been used in print publishing long before the Web. They’re an invisible foundation used to achieve visual cohesion in magazine and newspaper page design and layout. They essentially amount to a lattice that divides horizontal and vertical space in consistent units where text, headlines, images, and advertising can be placed.
The same concept has been adapted for web page design for much the same reason, using CSS (Cascading StyleSheets) code to position HTML elements. In fact, many editorial sites run by large print media publishers do apply grids to achieve a look on their websites that’s similar to their print content. Note that the vertical axis is not as well supported in CSS Grid systems, since a web page’s height is not as much of an issue as for a printed page. (Still, that’s a minor issue in web page design, unless you expect the same features as with Desktop Publishing – aka DTP – systems, which is difficult to support without a PostScript-like language for browsers to implement and support.)
Jul 5, 2009 Comments Off
Blueprint is a CSS framework that can save you time and headaches when working on any project that involves HTML and CSS, whether it be with Rails, PHP, or just laying out an HTML page. In this tutorial you will get a look at the inner workings of Blueprint and we’ll take a look at demo application that uses Blueprint to get a better idea of how to use actually use the framework.
Jul 5, 2009 Comments Off
Grid 960 is a CSS Framework that enables developers to rapidly prototype designs. They are excellent tools for creating mock ups. Why? Because they do all the heavy lifting allowing you to get faster results.
Jul 4, 2009 Comments Off
CSS frameworks are bloated. CSS frameworks are for people who don’t know how to code. CSS is too simple to implement a framework.
If you’ve ever read a tutorial on a CSS framework, I can guarantee that many comments mimic the previous statements. My guess is that the majority of these comments are stemmed from slight ignorance. Once you take the opportunity to spend some time with 960, you’ll be amazed at how much time can potentially be saved when developing your web applications. At the very least, take ten minutes to review the framework. You can always press the delete key…though I doubt you will!
