css-frameworks

What is the best CSS Framework and are they worth the effort?

Reading on another forum I've came across the world of CSS Frameworks. The one I've been specifically looking at is BluePrint. I was wondering if anyone else had come across CSS frameworks, suggest which is the best and if they are worth the effort? ...

jCarousel -help with new skin

I'm creating a new theme for the jCarousel component that I'll be using for my web site and the dimension for this component will be: width:485px , height:161px including the two arrows and what i want is to have 3 items per cycle each having the a dimension of 140X100 (width X height) with 5px margin, and 3/4 of the skin is done but I'm...

Can someone recommend a bells and whistles CSS framework?

I am looking for a bells and whistles CSS framework. I have found a number online that deal with "grids", and some that deal with "typography" and others that deal with "resetting". What I have not found is something that will give my web applications a consistent reusable style or theme. I guess it would have to have a number of prede...

Help me choose a CSS framework: 960 vs Blueprint vs ???

I've been looking at different CSS frameworks. The two major players seem to be 960.gs and Blueprint. My question is simple: what are the pros and cons to each, and which do you recommend? And are there other frameworks that I should consider instead? Putting my question into context, I'm the designer on a site that's similar to StackO...

Which css grid system should I learn?

Duplicate What is the best CSS Framework and are they worth the effort? Can someone Recommend a Bells and Whistles CSS framework? Help me choose a CSS framework: 960 vs Blueprint vs ??? Best CSS Framework? How do you choose a CSS Framework? What is the best CSS GridFramework I started off using Blueprint CSS but have be...

JavaScript frameworks and CSS frameworks: JQuery, YUI, neither, or something else?

I haven't done web development for about 6 years. I'm trying to get back into it and there is a lot of new stuff out there. I've chosen to write my next project with Perl and Catalyst. I keep hearing about various JavaScript and CSS frameworks. I know very little about these frameworks so maybe this question is overly broad and ope...

Which CSS framework(s) work well with SharePoint publishing sites?

Past, now irrelevant back story: I was trying to make some changes to BlueBand and get 'up and running pretty quickly' but after looking at it further this is no longer an option due to tables that a previous developer introduced into the layout. I'll have to live with this and make what tweaks I can. So, looking towards future greenfie...

Should we use a CSS frame work ? Are they worth it ?

CSS frameworks have nice styles inbuilt and ask you to focuses on the grids but still there is a bit of dependency and lack of freedom it provide.. If I need to generate a webpage by looking on a PSD based mockup screen ..either i will use the classes provided by the framework but if that actual measurements does not exist I need to agai...

CSS Frameworks & "Semantic Naming"

I've looked at two CSS frameworks that could save me a lot of time (Blueprint, 960gs) but have questions on how to use them and comply with web standards. For example, Blueprint has things like: <div class="span-24 last"> and 960gs like: <div class="grid_6 prefix_3 suffix_3"> This doesn't personally bother me, but I've seen mention ...

Using jQuery.UI CSS Framework for DIV Styling

Hi folks, a Project I am currently working on uses the jQuery UI framework for some of its widgets. To provide the user with a global look and feel I would like to use the framework also for its css stuff. I am implementing at the moment a dashboard like homepage, where the user can see an overall status of its data. This dashboard is ...

Is it efficient to use css frame works? If so, which one is best? Or any comparison comments?

Is it efficient to use css frame works? If so, which one is best? Or any comparison comments? ...

Link to a site designed using a CSS framework (Blueprint, 960,etc)?

I'd like to see an example of a creative use that a CSS frameworks has been put to in the design of a real site. Does anyone know of any sites that were designed using a CSS framework (Blueprint, 960, etc)? If so, a link would be appreciated. Thanks. ...

Is 960 more conducive to good design than Blueprint?

Comparing sites designed in 960 with sites designed using Blueprint, it seems to me the 960 sites are a lot sharper. I don't know if this is a coincidence of the samples I'm looking at. Or is there something about 960 that is more conducive to good design? ...

pros/cons on using grid css framework

I am looking forward to pros/cons on using 960 grid css framework. When using grid css framework I feel that I am back to the old days using table to do all the layouts. Because everything is defined as classes <div class="grid_3 prefix_10">. And this seems to me is mixing the layout with html. If you look at csszengarden I really don’t ...

What CSS tools (framework,grids system, IDE,..) do I need for starting web design?

Hi, I am building a new WebSite based on Grails technology. Concerning the graphical design of my website, I plan to use services from a professional web designer but meanwhile, I need to do some basics graphical design myself in order to have a "user-friendly" beta-version. I have read through the stackoverflow.com site but couldn't...

How to use CSS grid framework for custom widths and gutters ?

How to make custom CSS grid framework for custom widths? In my company i get design (PSD) in different sizes in width site like 900px, 920 px, 915px, 973 px etc. and different gutter sizes like 10 px on right, 20 px on left etc. in this type of condition how can i use and take benefir of grid based framework ...

CSS Framework Recommendations

When I say CSS Framework, I don't mean a reset or a grid. I mean a framework like xCSS or csscaffold or compass. I've been doing CSS for a couple of years, but has not had a lot of exposure to frameworks. Does anyone have any experiences working with them? What are some potential downsides? What frameworks are popular/recommended? Than...

Can we use Css Grid frameworks with any design?

What are cons to use Grid based approach? Where everything is in proportions? Does it all make some restrictness? I'm not talking about non-sematic classes, unneeded css code, table- feel structure. My question is about to work with fix proportions. in grid based system everything increase and decrease in proportions? I think we can o...

How to get started with Blueprint [CSS Framework]?

Is it worth adapting to a css framework or just use the css we all know? How to get started with Blueprint [CSS Framework]? Any other css frameworks which is really worth a try? ...

Best Liquid Layout CSS Framework?

Is there an active/solid cross browser css framework on par with blueprint/yui/960 that supports percent based liquid layouts? I've seen Emtastic, but it doesn't look like it's been active for about a year. What do you think about Matthew James Taylor's Liquid Layouts? ...