Folks I'm really enjoying what I can do with the Bootstrap framework, which has a really vibrant community constantly building it further. Great responsive features and what I really like is that the code is clean and works well. I use Philip Locke's Joostrap template, a nice adaptation which includes the isotope page layouts.
I'm happy to do a demo for the group if people are interested. Meanwhile, here's a list of resources I put together at http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap people may find helpful YABRL Yet Another Bootstrap Resource List<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap/26-yabrl-yet-another-bootstrap-resource-list> My opinionated take on what helps build bootstrap websites. I've actually tried almost all of them and used several in production. A few favorites, not a huge list. GetBootstrap the Fountainhead<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#getbootstrap> Bootply Visual Editor<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#Bootply> Bootstrap Free Themes, Many Colors <http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#Bootswatch> Free Themes, Many Layouts<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#startbootstrap> WrapBootstrap Themes <http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#Wrapbootstrap> A Lightbox <http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#lightbox> Rich-Featured Gallery <http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#gallery> Cool Google Card template<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#bootplus> Bootstrap for Joomla<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#Joostrap> Free CDN Speedup<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#BootstrapCDN> Photoshop Bootstrap samples<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#Bentdesign> Free CDN Speedup<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#BootstrapCDN> Short Tutorials<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#w3resource> If this isn't enough, see Far More Resources<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#resources> The Fountainhead: GetBootstrap <http://getbootstrap.com/> Where creators Matt Otto and Jacob Thornton provide the code, show you what it can do, and offer some of the best concise documentation of any project. The only thing missing is a forum comparable to the one at Joomla.org. The "customize" feature saves petabytes across the web. Worth reading three or four times if you use Bootstrap. One tip: I couldn't find where to download the advanced templates. They are all in the single package in a subdirectory when you download the whole package. http://getbootstrap.com Visual Editor and Playground: Bootply<http://developinginpublic.com/%20http:/bootply.com> Darn fast drag-n-drop editor and excellent resource files. A pleasure. http://bootply.com <http://bootply.com/> Free Themes for Bootstrap: Bootswatch <http://bootswatch.com/> More than a dozen free Bootstrap thems, all displayed on the home page. Strong on giving you different color choices. Jennie thought Flatly, Journal and perhaps Slate were the better ones. Cyborg is black and striking but perhaps a bit much. United uses very bright Ubuntu Orange. Host Thomas Park recommends a few paid templates as well, including Front Row at Wrapbootstrap. http://bootswatch.com/ <http://bootswatch.com/><http://bootswatch.com/> More Free Themes: Start Bootstrap Loads of different layouts with sliders, half-sliders, multiple column layouts ... http://startbootstrap.com/ 300 Themes for $4 to $25: Wrap<http://developinginpublic.com/index.php/bootstrap#> B <http://developinginpublic.com/%20http:/bootply.com>ootstrap<http://developinginpublic.com/wrapbootstrap.com> Nice one page themes for $4. Plenty of others for less than $25. Definitely worth a look. https://wrapbootstrap.com/ Bootstrap for Joomla: Joostrap <http://www.joostrap.com/> Phil, a Joomla veteran, sells a fine version of Bootstrap for Joomla for €16.99. He delivered Joostrap 3 within a week after Bootstrap 3 shipped. With €34.99 or €74.99 subscriptions, you get several full-featured templates and extensions. The support has been good and worth paying for. He helps out on issues that most template vendors would say "not my problem." http://www.joostrap.com Clean, Easy Lightbox: Bootstrap Lightbox Does just what it should http://jbutz.github.io/bootstrap-lightbox/<http://jbutz.github.io/bootstrap-lightbox/> A Full-Featured Gallery for Pictures and Video: Blueimp Sebastian Tschan is recommending this, an updated version, rather than his earlier "Bootstrap Image Gallery." Looks good, but I haven't tested it yet. https://github.com/blueimp/Gallery/blob/master/README.md That Cool Google+ Card Interface: Bootplus Marcello Palmitessa has added classes to replicate the "cardstyle" layout made famous by Google+. I love it. http://aozora.github.io/bootplus Incredibly Easy, Free Way to Speed Your Site: Bootstrap CDN They cache the Bootstrap files and icons areound the globe. Your customer gets them in much less time. Provided free by MaxCDN to give you a taste of their service. The paid service <http://www.maxcdn.com/>looks interesting as well: $9/month will speed up 10,000+ visitors to most websites. Speed thrills. http://www.bootstrapcdn.com The Photoshop Templates: BentDesign & Designshock All the Bootstrap interface elements as Photoshop vectors. Ideal for mockups and comps http://www.bentdesignstudio.com/v2/2012/03/twitter-bootstrap-2-photoshop-template-psd/<http://www.bentdesignstudio.com/v2/2012/03/twitter-bootstrap-2-photoshop-template-psd/> Bootstrap 3 elements in a remarkable six foot poster. You must have enough memory to use this, but everything's there. Annoying signupat bottom of long page. http://www.designshock.com/bootstrap-3-psd/ Short Tutorials on Every Feature: W3Resource Neither deep nor eloquent but generally right to the point. Whether it's "pills & tabs" or "popovers," there's a page with the basics of what you need to know. So convenient I added it to my Bootstrap bookmarks. From Bengladesh http://www.w3resource.com/twitter-bootstrap/tutorial.php Far More Resources Many thanks to these much more comprehensive resource lists Big Badass List<http://bootstraphero.com/the-big-badass-list-of-twitter-bootstrap-resources> Just about everything. Well done, and check his OptimizationRobot while you're there. Slews of stuff for Wordpress, php, Ruby and others I'm not qualified to rate. Bootsnip <http://bootsnipp.com/resources> Very well organized with clear descriptions. Speckyboy <http://speckyboy.com/2013/05/01/bootstrap-toolbox/> Good organization if you're looking for programmer tools.
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