Fluid Grid System. 13 Excellent Tools and Systems for CSS Grid Based Layouts. A good grid can be a strong foundation for any design. Using grids got its start in print design, but has made it’s way over to the web. There are several advantages to using grids in web design, but primarily they help achieve structure and consistency in layouts. If you have yet to start using grids in your web design projects, but want to get started…we’re here to help. In this post, we’ve rounded up 13 excellent tools and systems for CSS grid based layouts. #grid #grid is a little tool that inserts a layout grid in web pages, allows you to hold it in place, and toggle between displaying it in the foreground or background. Gridmaker Gridmaker is a handy tool for creating grid templates for use in Photoshop. 960 Grid System The 960 Grid System is an effort to streamline web development workflow by providing commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels. YUI: CSS Grid Builder 1 KB CSS Grid The 1 KB CSS Grid is a simple, lightweight approach that doesn’t require a PhD.
Blueprint. The 1Kb CSS Grid, Part 1 « Usability Post. Tyler builds websites and web apps for Vyre in London. CSS frameworks have become quite popular over the past couple of years. Some of them try to fit in everything: a grid system, a style reset, basic typography, form styles, you name it. Others focus solely on the grid, but still end up a bit bloated. With added complexity comes… well, complexity: a steeper learning curve, increased development time, and — cringe — tougher debugging. Here is a fresh take on the CSS grid (loosely based on Nathan Smith’s 960 Grid System). Its mission is to be lightweight. 12 Columns, 960 pixels The basic configuration is a 12 column grid system spread out over 960 pixels. The CSS Lets jump right in an have a look at the CSS. In addition to the column widths, there are only two other classes defined: ‘column’ and ‘row’. The HTML The HTML is as minimal as the CSS.
Take it for a spin That wasn’t so painful, now was it? Fluid Grids. Early last year, I worked on the redesign of a rather content-heavy website. Design requirements were fairly light: the client asked us to keep the organization’s existing logo and to improve the dense typography and increase legibility. So, early on in the design process, we spent a sizable amount of time planning a well-defined grid for a library of content modules.
Article Continues Below Over the past few years, this sort of thinking has become more common. Thanks to the advocacy of Mark Boulton, Khoi Vinh, and others, we’ve seen a resurgence of interest in the typographic grid, and how to use it on the web. And frankly, the idea’s been a smash hit: a million CSS frameworks have bloomed, with sundry tools to complement them, each built to make grid-based design even more accessible to the average designer. However, our client had one last, heart-stopping requirement: the design had to be fluid and resize with the browser window. Minimum screen resolution: a little white lie#section1. PAGE DESIGN: Design grids for Web pages. Consistency and predictability are essential attributes of any well-designed information system. The design grids that underlie most well-designed paper publications are equally necessary in designing electronic documents and online publications, where the spatial relations among on-screen elements are constantly shifting in response to the user’s input and system activity.
When used inappropriately or inconsistently, the typographic controls and graphics of web pages can create a confusing visual jumble, without apparent hierarchy of importance. Haphazardly mixed graphics and text decrease usability and legibility, just as they do in paper pages. A balanced and consistently implemented design scheme will increase users’ confidence in your site (fig. 7.23). The business logic of design grids and templates Regular page grids—and the module and program efficiency and consistency they create—are the core element of cost-effective design programs for larger enterprises.