# nathansmith/960-Grid-System

The 960 Grid System is an effort to streamline web development workflow.

Repository: https://github.com/nathansmith/960-Grid-System
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/960-grid-system
Homepage: http://960.gs
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-08-01T19:11:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6101, "days_push": 2223, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4152, forks 505 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.490195+00:00)

## What it is
The 960 Grid System is a lightweight CSS framework providing 12-, 16-, and 24-column page layouts based on a 960-pixel width, plus printable sketch sheets and design templates for tools like Photoshop and Fireworks. It streamlines rapid prototyping and consistent page layout in web development.

## Use cases
- lay out web pages on a 12 or 16 column grid
- rapidly prototype website layouts with CSS
- get printable sketch sheets and design templates for grid-based design
- reorder page elements visually with push and pull classes
- build fixed-width layouts for older non-responsive sites

## When to choose
- you need a simple, dependency-free CSS grid for a fixed-width layout
- you are maintaining or matching a legacy site already built on 960.gs
- you want printable grid sketch sheets and design tool templates

## When to avoid
- you need a responsive grid - use Unsemantic, Bootstrap, or CSS Grid instead
- you are starting a new modern project
- you need active maintenance or support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: css-framework, ui-components, templating
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: grid-system, css, layout, prototyping, legacy, design-templates, web-server

## Member repositories
- nathansmith/960-Grid-System (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.490195+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:53.594847+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nathansmith/960-Grid-System (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.490195+00:00, sha e25a18ae5824)
  - homepage: http://960.gs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:45.992815+00:00, sha 6c36ee5f2b1f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.