Grid for Responsive Web?
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Any good resources for learning about how to lay out and grid a responsive website where the format changes depending on browser size? Shit is confusingly hard.
- lvl_130
peep: http://nylllon.com/
tons of great links for this. check within the front end and design columns.
- Knuckleberry0
bootstrap that shit
- how do you unstyle it?trooperbill
- go in and tweak the bootstrap.css file to your likingKnuckleberry
- make an overriding css.instrmntl
- ********0
Thanks
- prophetone0
really digging this: http://foundation.zurb.com
- sublocked0
I like gumby.
- qoob0
What do you guys see as the advantages of those frameworks over Bootstrap?
- prophetone0
bootstrap is too "bootstrappy" for me - aesthetically i guess - cheesy buttons, etc. foundation is very similar with regards to the grids but i like it way better for some reason. there are more funky add-ons they've baked in, and for some reason it makes more sense to me. building a wp site from scratch right now with it.
- sublocked0
@qoob I like gumby because it's simply a grid based on 960gs which I'm familiar with. No extra fluff unless you need it.
Used it on http://cashboardapp.com and working on a redesign to my firm's site with it now.
- albums0
Ever thought of writing your own code instead of trying to shove your product in someone else's premade box?
It takes more time of course but you end up with something personalized instead of a common template everyone recognizes with a new logo right where the old one was etc.
- sktIII0
cheers lvl_13
shortcut here: http://nylllon.com/tag/Grid
- orrinward20
@albums, the idea of these systems is a framework to save you work. If you're designing to a grid, why not adapt one of the existing grid solutions.
Creating them yourself may show a degree of skill, but moreso I feel it shows poor prioritisation. Ultimately the final outcome is what's important, and cutting corners on the way there is simply good business.
- albums0
My take on all these schemes is they cover everything anyone might need. So you're either spending time taking out what you don't need, or you spend time building what you do need. Time spent is time spent when billing hourly. So the idea that I can build something specific and custom in the amount of time it takes to whittle something else down, is in my opinion more professional and useful in the long run as all the code in there is for a purpose and not lingering after an edit.
- prophetone0
well... you can get all hack the planet about it but clearly you've missed the point. he finds this hard (as indicated) and needs something that will get him going without having to start from scratch. i'm sure the chap has considered coding his own but you know what? some people aren't ninjas yet, he'll get there. plus there are other factors that neither you or i can speculate on with his situation. we are simply trying to help him out with this request, in the now. seacrest out.
- albums0
i don't understand how it's more difficult to start from scratch than to root through a bunch of things you don't understand and make edits checking the results after.
- because the 'rooting 'round' comes w/ support and templates and the alternative is staring at an empty text edit windowprophetone
- which this guy ain't gonna do, clearlyprophetone
- instrmntl0
Bootstrap is great for responsive/fluid layouts. I don't bother with any of the buttons or interface stuff. Why rebuild the wheel when you its already built? Time is better spent on the millions of other details that go into a site.
- <Knuckleberry
- the simple framework you're speaking of is 15 20 minutes of hand coding to know what's going onalbums
- then post this guy something simpler to actually help him out, geez. you've spent 30 mins acting cool so far.prophetone
- sublocked0
just used gumby.css on http://subimage.com too ... responsive ftwwwww