On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Crest Christopher <crestchristop...@gmail.com> wrote: > When using a Grid FrameWork must you keep all the column classes and gutters > or that is only needed when designing ? > > I don't understand about grids, columns and gutters is if you use a grid > template with the columns and gutters within Ps and place your graphics on > the grid template, what good does it help ? I mean you still are going to > position things where you want them and how you want them and CSS doesn't > have a snapping feature that for example means you want a graphic here or > there. > > Instead have a grid template which you designed your site > <http://line25.com/tutorials/create-a-gnarly-snowboarding-themed-web-design> > on top, now your ready to build your page, you being to create your div, > headers etc, you cut up your graphics and now how do you translate the > design from the PSD to your grid, so you get an exact representation of your > site whether it's a responsive site or not ? > > I understand how a grid works in design, not so much in css because you have > gutters, except in design it's a little easier you can essentially snap your > graphics and designs in place, there is no code involved.
I do not use a framework or "official" grid system like 960.gs and similar. One could argue that my home-grown established starting point for webpages is a framework of sorts, but I'm not so sure. I call it a template. When I get a design to start building, I measure it and recreate the look and spacing etc as I see best fits the build. So if it's a 2 column layout for example I'll figure out how to code elements that will create that layout in HTML. Two floats, one main one and a sidebar, widths based on percentages that will achieve the design. I always build responsive pages now so that has an impact on how I recreate a layout in code. This isn't to say "real" frameworks can't do this, I just never liked what was involved in implementing frameworks (a lot of classes I don't need, extra css, etc...). I have crazy tight deadlines, so I need to go with what works for me, with what I know, and what I can get done in time. -- Tom Livingston | Senior Front-End Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | mlinc.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
