In this css roundup: blueprint css, a look at font sizing options, some rarely used css properties, and tips for understanding modern css layouts.

1. Blueprint

   blueprintcss.org

   Blueprint is a CSS framework, which aims to cut down on your development time. It gives you a solid foundation to build your project on top of, with an easy-to-use grid, sensible typography, useful plugins, and even a stylesheet for printing.

2. px - em - % - pt - keyword

   css-tricks.com

   When it comes to setting the size of type in CSS, you have lots of options. You can apply a “keyword”, like p { font-size: small; } or a numerical value. When using a value, you need to declare a unit of measure which itself has four options. Which is best? It depends of course.

3. 15 CSS Properties You Probably Never Use (but perhaps should)

   seomoz.org

   Clip, visibility, text-shadow, content, quotes, counter-reset and counter-increment, marks, page-break-before and page-break-after, orphans and widows, font-size-adjust, font-stretch, font-variant, caption-side, table-layout, empty-cells

4. 6 Keys to Understanding Modern CSS-based Layouts

   snook.ca

   Much of CSS is pretty straightforward and, I suspect, quite easy for most people to grasp. There’s font styles, margin, padding, color and what not. But there’s a wall that people will run into… that point where a number of key elements need to come together to create a solid CSS-based layout that is consistent cross-browser. These are the six things that will help people get over the hump.