basicseed v0.1.0

#basicseed

basicseed is a starter template for your web based projects. It also includes some basic styles as a starting point for you.

It does a few simple things...

1. Lays out the folder structure for a basic site
2. Basic HTML5 page with all the good stuff.
3. SASS based blueprint of styles for a basic layout of your site.
   • CSS resets using normalize
   • Responsive, mobile first, grid
   • Imports the fontawesome package so you have lots of icons at your finger tips!
   • Plus a ton of great styles! Check them out below for more details.
4. Uses Bower for dependency management

5. Implements a few awesome tasks via Grunt

   • Starts a web server that live reloads when you save a file and automatically opens a browser when you run the grunt command
   • Compiles SASS on save of a .scss file
   • Minifies all CSS and JS files

CSS

This is the info on the styles included in the sass folder.

Framework styles (_framework.scss)

The "meat and potatoes" of the included styles are contained in the _framework.scss file. Here's a little overview...

Color Variables

Color variables can be specified at the top.

$primary-color: #52c69c;

Some mixins are also available, based off of the primary-color you set:

darken( $primary-color, 10% ) 
lighten( $primary-color, 10% )
saturate( $primary-color, 20% ) 
desaturate( $primary-color, 20% )
tint( $primary-color, 10% )
shade( $primary-color, 10% )

Example usage of these mixins:

background-color: darken($primary-color, 20%);

Font Variable

Change your font-face using this variable:

$fontfamily: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

Scrollbar and Selection Colors

These aren't that important, but if you'd like a unique look, change these to your liking.

Scrollbar Colors - for -webkit-

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: darken($primary-color, 10%);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background: #F0F0F0;
}

Text Selection Colors

::selection {
  background: darken($primary-color, 10%);
  color:#fff;
}

::-moz-selection {
  background: darken($primary-color, 10%);
  color:#fff;
}

Headings

Just like every other "framework" out there, I've included some default styles for heading tags. Use them as just an HTML tag <h2></h2> or as a class: .h2

h1,
.h1 {
  font-size: 40px;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
}

h2,
.h2 {
  font-size: 32px;
  font-size: 2rem;
}

h3,
.h3 {
  font-size: 26px;
  font-size: 1.625rem;
}

h4,
.h4 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

h5,
.h5 {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
}

h6,
.h6 {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

Lists, Paragraphs, Images, Blockquotes, HR

These section is the "kitchen sink" portion. Essentially these are resets in a way, to ensure your elements are styled the same in most all browsers.

All images get the responsive styles that bootstrap uses by default.

Helper Classes

There are some helper classes to use when needed...

• .pull-left - floats element left
• .pull-right - floats element right
• .inline - makes element display: inline;
• .inline-block - makes element display: inline-block;
• .clearfix - clears a float, the fancy way via a mixin
• .hidden - hides an element using display: none;
• .text-left - makes an element text-align: left;. Also available are: .text-right, .text-center, .text-justify

Inputs, buttons, labels, etc.

Inputs and buttons have some specific classes to help you quickly create some good looking elements.

.button will give you a nice, rounded corner button.

I'll leave it up to the project to determine the colors of the button, but there is a basic button color class for you to adjust:

.button-primary

There are some .button sizes too for you to use...

• .button-lg
• .button-sm
• .button-xs

Lastly with buttons, there is a .button-hollow class that gives you the ever-popular hollow button.

Directory Layout

root/               --> all of the files
  assets/           --> production CSS, JS, font, and image files
    css/            --> css folder
      app.css       --> default stylesheet
    js/             --> js folder
      main.js       --> empty js file
    lib/            --> all library files (packages)
      fontawesome/  --> fontawesome package files
    img/            --> image files
  js/               --> unminified js files
    main.js         --> empty js file
  sass/             --> sass (uncomplied) folder
    _framework.scss --> all *base* styles, including buttons, headings, lists, etc.
    _grid.scss      --> basic grid for responsive design, based on [bootstrap](http://getbootstrap.com/) and [foundation](http://foundation.zurb.com/)
    _mixins.scss    --> any and all mixins used throughout the stylesheets
    _normalize.scss --> [normalize *library*](http://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/) by Nicolas Gallagher
    _responsive.scss--> basic media query layout
    app.scss        --> imports all of the other `.scss` files. Stick your own styles below the `import` statements
  .bowerrc          --> tells bower to install files into `assets/lib`
  .gitignore        --> ignores stuff when committing to git
  bower.json        --> specify [Bower](http://bower.io) packages for the project
  Gruntfile.js      -> [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com/) tasks, like server, minify, compile, etc.
  index.html        --> app layout file (the main html template file of the app)
  LICENSE           --> MIT license
  package.json      --> registers Grunt plugin dependencies
  README.md         --> it's what you are reading, right now!
  server.js         --> basic express server for development purposes