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No bitcoin, no money. You can see the CSS code on my sites. Change .css to .sass for the source. You should have take it as a challenge: a minimal CSS module that can be used from web apps to presentations sites. That's my idea. 50 lines of code is a good start. It should be a bit more than a CSS reset, it will have a basic grid system, one basic form style, etc.

I don't want to learn Bootstrap or any another framework, I know that there are other designers who think like me. Designers like to make their own custom stuff. That's the reason you see millions of WordPress themes out there. Everyone is different and want to see and use something different.

Doing everything with Bootstrap is not efficient. Most of the people here don't have a designer mindset, yet they flag anything that is against their way of thinking.




This particular framework took me less than a day to learn. I am proficient in CSS, but it doesn't matter so much. It is delivered by a CDN and then cached.

So, my code looks like this: div.container div.row.row-fluid div.col-sm-6 [left side content] div.col-sm-6 [right side content]

That means I can write something like: .container>.row.row-fluid>.col-sm-6{left content}+.col-sm-6{right content}

as an emmet.io string and be done with layout.

You are welcome to style things anyway you want, but this works well. Moreover, Bootstrap features a module chooser so you can choose to not include the entire framework if that is your choice. And it supports Sass so you can accomplish what you are doing manually today in a framework-supported way.

What is important is that once I am done building my application, I can contract with any number of designers who like to build on top of Bootstrap and change its look and feel instantly. I specifically look for evidence of proficiency styling Bootstrap 3.

This to me means it is efficient.

That means designers like you who advertise "I can make your Bootstrap site look unique" can make even more money.

There is a very healthy marketplace of WordPress premium themes. Businesses build a default site, fill it with content, and apply a theme or contract with someone to build them a theme. Bootstrap is bringing the same concept to web applications.

This is the reality of design in 2014 and it would be in your interests to join the trend.




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