CSS: Frameworks and Grids (2013)

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Genre: Video Training

Have you wondered if using a CSS framework will speed up your site development? In this course, senior author James Williamson introduces the types of frameworks available—including the most popular choices among working web developers—and provides an honest assessment of the pros and cons to using a framework. He guides you through downloading a framework, setting up a directory structure, and building a framework-based site, such as structuring the HTML and working with forms. A separate chapter explores layout grids, often included with CSS frameworks, which provide a simple system for laying out page content.

Topics include:

Understanding boilerplates, grids, and frameworks

Choosing a framework

Building your own framework

Crafting a deployment strategy

Modifying files

Customizing typography and color

Filling in framework gaps

Exploring grid-based syntax

Nesting grids

Using mobile grids