Summary
We’ve seen the advantages and disadvantages of using grids. A grid is simple to design, implement, and adapt and has a visual appeal. However, grids can be restrictive, might not fit our content, and pose a loss of brand identity.
We’ve also learned that a website can use alternative layouts, even abandoning the rectangular shape ingrained into the web.
We now know what grids can and cannot do, and we’ve learned sometimes to take a step back and ask ourselves whether we even need a grid in the first place. We’ve seen unique alternatives to grid layouts that are inspiring and perhaps give us more ideas for our future projects.
From a purely design-based chapter, we will go into a purely code-based one. In the following chapter, we’ll look at how we can polyfill and simulate some cutting-edge features related to CSS Grid.