Most likely the design will not conform to Blueprint exactly. Eg a column might be 307px wide, but Blueprint defines 'span-8' as 310px. I'd say try to convince the site owner/designer that slight changes in the design will make the site more maintainable, and will not degrade the user experience.
Kevin On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 6:34 PM, John Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I'm eager to try Blueprint on my clients' web projects, for all > the great layout features, but there's something I'm confused about-- > sorry if this is a dumb question. > > Should I only use Blueprint with designs based on grids (and on > Blueprint.css)? Or is it good for pixel-perfect copies of just any > layout that a graphic designer sends me to code? > > Let's say a client wants you to redo his/her old site, and you decide > to recreate an exact duplicate in Blueprint. Or a graphic designer who > has never heard of Blueprint sends you a typical PSD of a site. You > are tired of dealing with unpredictable floating <DIVs> and decide to > do it in Blueprint. > > In these situations, is Blueprint -- with its pushing and CSS > position: tweaks -- typically flexible enough for you to get the > layout right, even if it was not originally based on grids? Or is that > a bad idea? Insights appreciated. > > -J > > -- > 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]<blueprintcss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/blueprintcss?hl=en. > > -- 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.
