CSS: Frameworks and Grids

Have you wondered if using a CSS framework will speed up your website development? Frameworks give you the files and assets you need to build most websites—giving you a head start on your design process and templates for producing better, more consistent code. But they’re not right for every project. Carrie Dils introduces the types of frameworks available, including the most popular open-source options like Bootstrap and Foundation, and provides an honest assessment of their pros and cons. She guides you through the download and setup steps and helps you build a basic framework-based site. Chapter 5 explores CSS grid systems, including Flexbox and Grid (the CSS Grid Layout module), which provide a simple system for laying out page content in columns and rows.

Topics include:

• Understanding boilerplates, grids, and frameworks
• Choosing a framework
• Building your own framework
• Setting up a framework: from download to customization
• Building a new framework-based website
• Working with grids

About the Author

Carrie Dils is a WordPress-loving freelance developer.

Carrie has been helping businesses craft online identities since 1998 and enjoys creating sites that look great on the outside and work well on the inside. The daughter of an educator and computer scientist, Carrie is always about the business of learning more and teaching others as she goes. She blogs regularly about WordPress and the business of freelancing at carriedils.com. When she’s not behind a computer, she’s likely reading a book, running after her dogs, or taking an absurdly long walk.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 1h 34m
• Instructor: Carrie Dils