All grid systems are a design constraint. If the designer doesn't use a grid, neither should you. If you want to use a grid, I suggest that you coordinate with the designer.
chris On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Kevin A. Cameron <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<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.
