The 960 CSS Framework
August 3rd, 2009
I have heard alot about CSS grid frameworks and how they claim to ease workflow when designing webpages for the web and present content in a more structured manner. So I decided to look into it.
Upon finding a full listing of the CSS Frameworks. I am immediately faced with the dilemma of choosing which framework to use. Out of all the others, one of them seemed to stand out. -the 960 Grid System.
The 960 Grid System is based on a width of 960 pixels and offers divisions of either a 12-column layout or a 16-column layout.
You can watch an indepth turorial and explanation on how to use it at Nettuts
Hey, long time no see. 960 seems really nice for simple but I wouldn’t use it for larger website. Writing class=”grid_4″ is pretty much the same thing as writing style=”width:300px”. Yes, I know there is more than that, but you got my point, it’s breaking the separation between style and content.
Recently I heard about LESS http://lesscss.org/ which is a brilliant attempt to extend the CSS syntax, adding stuff like variables and nested rules. It’s really sweet but the debugging is somewhat complicated since the LESS code have to be manually compiled into CSS.
I’ve yet to found a solution which would suit my taste.