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Build a Better Bootstrap NDC Oslo 2014

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Tim G. Thomas

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frog design Austin, TX

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@timgthomas.com

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@timgthomas.com

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#betterbootstrap

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? Relatively large CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? Relatively large Similar appearance CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? Relatively large Similar appearance Difficult to extend CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? ! .panel-default ! > .panel-heading ! + .panel-collapse ! .panel-body CSS Frameworks Source: cssstats.com

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? bit.ly/ndc-bb-spec CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? grep -r '!important' bootstrap.css | wc -l ! > 43 CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? Relatively large Similar appearance Difficult to extend Not targeted for your needs CSS Frameworks

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What’s wrong with Bootstrap? http:/ /bit.ly/ndc-bb-fw CSS Frameworks

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Challenges

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Tools

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Tools: Style Tiles styletil.es

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Tools: SASS sass-lang.com

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Tools: SMACSS smacss.com

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Tools: Harp harpjs.com

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Tools: Harp DEMO

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Tools: Broccoli github.com/broccolijs/broccoli

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Challenges

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Challenge: Page Layout

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Challenge: Page Layout Floated elements

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Challenge: Page Layout Content Content

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Challenge: Page Layout Content Content .content { float: left; }

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Challenge: Page Layout Content Content Container Container

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Container Challenge: Page Layout Content Content .content { float: left; } Container

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Container Challenge: Page Layout Content Content .container { overflow: hidden; } .content { float: left; } Container

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Challenge: Page Layout DEMO

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Challenge: Columns

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Challenge: Columns Floated elements Box model adjustments

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Challenge: Columns Padding Content Border Margin 500px ?

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Challenge: Columns .content { box-sizing: border-box; } Padding Content Border Margin 500px ?

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Challenge: Columns atozcss.com

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Challenge: Columns DEMO

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Challenge: Columns bit.ly/ndc-bb-cols1 bit.ly/ndc-bb-cols2

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Challenge: Columns .column { box-sizing: border-box; } ! .column-1 { width: 10%; } .column-2 { width: 20%; } .column-3 { width: 30%; } .column-4 { width: 40%; } .column-5 { width: 50%; } .column-6 { width: 60%; } .column-7 { width: 70%; } .column-8 { width: 80%; } .column-9 { width: 90%; }

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Challenge: Columns Floated elements Box model adjustments SASS functions

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Challenge: Columns $columns: 10; ! @for $col from 1 through ($columns - 1) { .column-#{$col} { width: (100% / $columns) * $col; } }

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Challenge: Columns bit.ly/ndc-bb-sass

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Challenge: Multiple Screens

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Challenge: Multiple Screens Floated elements Box model adjustments SASS functions Media queries

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Challenge: Multiple Screens @media (max-width: 360px) { /* ... */ }

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Challenge: Multiple Screens DEMO

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Challenge: Forms

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Challenge: Forms Floated elements Box model adjustments SASS functions Media queries Pseudoelements

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Challenge: Forms Cantilever

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Challenge: Forms input { visibility: hidden; } ! Cantilever

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Challenge: Forms input { visibility: hidden; } input:before { /* ... */ } Cantilever

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Challenge: Forms input { visibility: hidden; } input:before { /* ... */ } input:checked:after { /* ... */ } Cantilever ✔

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Challenge: Forms DEMO

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Challenges: Questions?

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Behavior

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Behavior: KendoUI kendoui.com

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Behavior: Stateful CSS timgthomas.com

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Behavior: Polymer polymer-project.org

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Behavior: Polymer

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Behavior: Polymer

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Behavior: Ember {{modal-dialog title='(Modal Title)'}} {{/modal-dialog}}

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Visual Style

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Visual Style: Adobe Edge Web Fonts edgewebfonts.adobe.com

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Visual Style: Kuler kuler.adobe.com

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Visual Style: Design Seeds design-seeds.com

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Visual Style: Global Colors $olive: rgb(183, 195, 114); ! $headings: $olive; ! h1 { color: $headings; }

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Visual Style: Global Colors $olive: rgb(183, 195, 114); ! $headings: $olive; ! h1 { color: $headings; } ! h2 { color: lighten($headings, 20%); }

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Visual Style: Color Functions $headings ! lighten($headings, 20%) ! darken($headings, 20%) ! mix($terraCotta, $olive)

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Sharing

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Sharing: Style Tiles styletil.es

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Sharing: StyleDocco jacobrask.github.io/styledocco

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Sharing: Demo Site

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Review

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bit.ly/ndc-bb-slides bit.ly/ndc-bb-code

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Thanks for coming! @timgthomas