BluePrint CSS

On Ajaxian, they had this article about BlueprintCSS. It’s a CSS framework to make grids and other useful base components of a webpage. My main concern however is having equal-height columns. It doesn’t seem to have that, on first glance. My second concern is how detailed it is with great commenting. This is a good thing, but I seriously can’t follow all of it. There is a “science” of CSS-ology that I really have not been keeping up with. I don’t do enough CSS. I probably spend 1 out of every 10 days on it. This is clearly not enough to be on the cutting edge and state of the art. I use jQuery much more often. And lately, I have been completely trapped in PowerPoint.

There is an old saying about gymnasts using the rings (Like this). If you aren’t doing it every day, you can’t do it. I feel like BluePrintCSS is like that. Either you are doing it every day or this is over your head.  I am pretty good at CSS, better than most people, but I am not at this level of excellence.  I am more like this.  It’s the downside of being a jack-of-all trades.  I really have trouble becoming a master at anything.

Anyway, the framework looks pretty cool.   I will try it next time I have a site to build.  Not sure when that will be.


Comments

2 responses to “BluePrint CSS”

  1. I completely agree with you. jQuery is great, I totally get it, but this is complicated. My thought is that if you have the skills to use this, you probably don’t need it. If they release a GUI that would allow you to essentially build a css table it may be more successful.

  2. I also agree. And I really don’t know the js syntax at all. I thought having an interface, which was just released, would help all the designers like me who would like a bit more punch to their designs.

    However, their “tutorials” and “documentation” are WAY over my head. Wish someone would come along and translate all that goobledigob into plain ol’ English.

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