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"This module describes integration of grid-based layout (similar to the grids traditionally used in books and newspapers) with CSS sizing and positioning." — via Mr Storey - grid positioning really does feel a whole lot like tables for CSS.
I’ve been playing this evening. A re-design1 on the tumblr platform — holy father, doesn’t Garamond look downright gorgeous on the mac?!
Even the sub-par Windows font rendering engine does OK at the slightly larger font sizing2 I’ve selected. If you’re a Microsoft bunny and don’t have Garmond, then you should be ashamed3 and go get it, otherwise the design will gracefully degrade to Georgia.
I was aiming for a printed, softened-black-on-off-white look, and I *think* I nailed it. Well pleased.
"Web designers depend on ten or so universally available fonts for their designs, and are reduced in large part to using Verdana and Arial over and over again." — a fantastic article on type management through CSS, using @font-face and hosted typefaces.
"Obviously, any modern designer utilizes CSS to style their work; to truly design their layout. But what is the best way to layout the CSS itself?" — a brief treatise on smart CSS management, using graph, or perhaps more accurately, grid-like markup..
"Text editor + Transmit + CSS editor + Terminal + Books + More = Whoah." Coda releases a new version of their all-in-one web development stuido.. and elegently proves why Microsoft lost the battle years ago. And why Linux has so much further to go.
"I have a little surprise planned to go with ‘blanc’ but hopefully it won’t take me quite as long as blanc has." — Matthew Maber’s somefool re-design is complete. Meet Blanc. A jet black style sporting clean typography hinted in candy greens and blues. #
