It was about time! With so many good CSS developers keeping chunks of code aside to be reused across projects, a framework was imminent. Olav Bjørkøy takes the credit for building the first one - Blueprint. There is an impressive tutorial that shows how easy it is to customize grid layouts using it. Among the CSS files there are ones dedicated for grid, typography and for resetting values that are set by the browsers. It surely will be useful as a lot of best practices get implemented across projects. I have only two concerns regarding this - flexibility in terms of building variable layouts like elastic, liquid and fixed, and whether the size of CSS files would matter. Otherwise I think it will be useful, at least as a library, if not as a framework. Habari might be one of its first applications.



August 6th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
It’s an extremely easy to use framework. In fact I have already written a guide to getting started with Blueprint. It can be found on my website. Enjoy
August 6th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
While this is a pretty good idea I can’t think of a practical application for me personally.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Thanks for the mention, I really appreciate it.
I just added a group to the Google Code page, check it out if you’re interested: http://groups.google.com/group/blueprintcss
August 7th, 2007 at 9:52 am
Darren, yes it is easy to get the basic CSS ready quickly. I am still experimenting with it.
Beth, the value is in reusability of specific CSS code and design. Also, the ease with which the grid layout can be customized is cool, however that can be subjective.
August 7th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Olav, I think it is a neat concept, and probably will find new directions in future. Thanks for the update, checking it out.
August 8th, 2007 at 11:10 am
This is awesome Framework. Thanks Abhijit for sharing. Keep Inspiring
December 9th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
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