CSS Frameworks which do you recommend

Discussion in 'CSS' started by Jordash, Feb 21, 2009.

  1. #1
    I'm looking at trying out some CSS Frameworks, I heard a good one was the 960.gs one, is that one good or any other recommendations?
     
    Jordash, Feb 21, 2009 IP
  2. deathshadow

    deathshadow Acclaimed Member

    Messages:
    9,732
    Likes Received:
    1,999
    Best Answers:
    253
    Trophy Points:
    515
    #2
    None. Frameworks are fat, bloated and almost by definition involve the use of presentational classnames, defeating the entire point of separation of presentation from content.

    They are universally made of /FAIL/...

    Seriously:
    <div class="container_12">
    	<p id="description" class="grid_4">
    		<a href="files/960_download.zip">Download</a> (180 KB) &rarr; Zip contains PDF grid paper, templates for Fireworks, OmniGraffle, Photoshop &amp; Visio, and CSS framework with demo HTML. The 960.css file is 3.6 KB. Repository at <a href="http://github.com/nathansmith/960-grid-system/">GitHub</a>.
    	</p>
    	<!-- end #description.grid_4 -->
    	<h1 class="grid_4">
    		960 Grid System
    	</h1>
    	<!-- end .grid_4 -->
    	<h2 class="grid_4">
    		Sketch, Design, Code
    	</h2>
    	<!-- end .grid_4 -->
    
    Code (markup):
    If you don't know what's wrong with that... At that point you might as well go back to using presentational tags and attributes.
     
    deathshadow, Feb 21, 2009 IP
  3. 007c

    007c Peon

    Messages:
    611
    Likes Received:
    11
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #3
    I had someone asked me if i used theses. Personally I find it pretty much useless and a waste of time. Specially the grid 960 system, kinda makes me think that i'd be using tables. Maybe elements css frameworks isn't too bad but i only see it useful for corporate use otherwise you spend most of your time deleting useless decelerations in these stylesheets. If you want something clean and efficient build as you go, learn the similarities and make your own naked frameworks/templates/code snips of those layouts for future use and keep it semantic. Of course i do think receiving psds with the same layout increases workflow because u can reuse your own code and maybe this is why it gives the illusion of increased workflow.
     
    007c, Feb 23, 2009 IP