Thanks for that Sam, I found another good one here: http://bluecalc.groupion.com/index.php
But what I'm after is do's and don'ts for grids like; Is it ok to uses gutters below 8px? Is there any cons to having a large number of columns apart from the extra counting? (32+) Does using odd numbers for columns/gutters/width of columns cause issues down the line? Thanks Denis On Jun 25, 12:43 pm, Sam Sherlock <[email protected]> wrote: > http://sharebrain.info/resources/daily-helpers/layout-grid-bookmarkle...http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2006/07/layout_grid_bookmarklet/ > <http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2006/07/layout_grid_bookmarklet/>there is > another gridbookmarklet better than Andy Budds it allows you to load an > adjustable grid over anypage but site is down (I am pretty certain this is > the one I am thinking about)http://www.sprymedia.co.uk/article/Grid > - S > > 2009/6/25 Denis <[email protected]> > > > > > I also meant to ask about any guidelines there are for defining my > > grid, such as avoiding odd numbers etc. > > > Is there any tutorials on this kind of thing? > > > On Jun 24, 5:30 pm, Denis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Been reading material on BlueprintCSS for a few days now and gone > > > through some of the demos etc. Really interested in sitting down and > > > applying this framework. The project I'm on is a re-design rather than > > > a green-field. > > > > I'm supporting 1024x768 as my base resolution. My header currently has > > > a bg colour running the full width of any resolution and I think the > > > footer may as well. I mention this because the design will have a drop > > > shadow on the left and right of the container. > > > > I want to use as much of the screen as possible and after some testing > > > on different monitors I think I can stretch to 996px without impacting > > > the user experience. > > > > After usinghttp://www.29digital.net/grid/toget an idea of the > > > column and gutter I settled on: > > > > 24 columns > > > 30px width > > > 12px gutter > > > 996px total > > > > The problem I then ran into was that the design needs smaller columns > > > (approx 20px) to ensure I can match up the layout. > > > > My questions are; how should I factor (if at all) in the drop shadow? > > > What grid combination should I be looking at? > > > > Cheers > > > Denis --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Blueprint CSS" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blueprintcss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
