Web Design from scratch with CSS Frameworks
Smashing Magazine suggest the use of a CSS Framework when developing a new project and it makes a lot of sense.
Rather than start from scratch each time you make a website, or use an existing site as a springboard into the code, why not take some time to create a set of basic but stable CSS rules that you can then bring together to make your latest project a work of genius?
The advantages are significant:
- You increase your productivity and avoid common mistakes.
- You normalize your code/class base.
- You have a better workflow within a team.
- You gain an optimal browser-compatibility.
- You have a clean, well-structured and complete code.
Jonathan Christopher’s blog discusses the reasons why you SHOULDN’T use CSS Frameworks, but really it’s just a warning rather than a complete advocacy of the method.
With your head screwed on, you could be creating happy CSS websites for years to come.
“Let’s take a look at the idea behind CSS Frameworks, their advantages and disadvantages, most popular CSS frameworks and dozens of default-stylesheets you can use designing a new web-site from scratch.”
