GridFox - The Grid Layout Firefox Extension
I found a really cool Firefox extension this morning that could help designers when building a site. Its called GridFox. I want to share some of its information with you.
Grid-based layouts have become really popular among web designers over the last year. This popularity is due largely in part to the work of Khoi Vinh, Design Director of NYTimes.com. He’s spoken at several venues touting the advantages of grid-based design and demonstrating how the concept can translate from print design to the web. However, I ran into a problem when coding grid-based layouts. How can I be sure my grid is maintained from the original mockup to the final coded version? When I coded my first grid-based layout, I found myself regularly taking screenshots of the site and comparing them with my original grid in Photoshop. There had to be an easier way. Click here to read the whole article.
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