Grid
A grid is a decision made once so that a hundred small decisions do not have to be made later.
Four instruments for dividing space: columns and gaps as real CSS, breakpoints you can test, a baseline overlay, and common page skeletons.
- 01ColumnsColumns, gap and margin with live reflow, as CSSYou want a 12-column grid and the CSS to match, not a frameworkIn preparation
- 02BreakpointsDefine and test breakpointsNobody remembers why 768 and 1024In preparation
- 03BaselineVertical rhythm overlayThings look slightly off and you suspect the line heightsIn preparation
- 04LayoutPage skeletons as grid-template-areasYou rebuild the same header, sidebar, content layout every timeIn preparation