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CSS

Posted by Corey Plummer
Corey Plummer
2,738 Points

Baseline.it

So right now I am doing the video on Verticle Rhythm and Line Heights. He is going over Baseline.it. And I get what it's essential supposed to do. But here is my problem and I've had a problem with this in other areas as well. He winds up changing the Body line height and the Body padding along with some things in other elements like the Paragraph. This all being done in the CSS. When he is done changing everything, it all sits perfectly on the baseline. Now in my head, I can see what he does. but what happens when you change things. He seems to just adjust things, but I'm not really sure how he's making it all sync together. How do I know what to change and what to change it to. Which elements to choose, etc? Sorry if this is confusing. I'm trying my hardest to articulate this abstraction in my head in a way that is understandable.

Corey

William Whitworth
William Whitworth
6,117 Points

Probably not the answer you're looking for, but if you're interested in some further reading here are 3 articles on A List Apart. The first two may help to answer your question. While the other 2 articles go more in depth into web typography. If you're interested.

Hope that helps! If you're not familiar with A List Apart or Smashing Magazine, they are both great resources for further learning.

1 Answer

Corey Plummer
Corey Plummer
2,738 Points
Corey Plummer
Corey Plummer
2,738 Points

Thanks. I'll look at these soon.