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The starter stylesheet I use for nearly all my projects these days. Includes a Sublime Text snippet, activated by typing `css.starter` and hitting tab. Spits out the contents of s.css. Enjoy!
<snippet>
<content><![CDATA[
/*-----------------------------------*\
\$RESET
Blanket reset. For something less
volatile, I’d recommend Eric
Meyer’s reset.
\*-----------------------------------*/
/* Sloppy reset. Applied to everything. */
*, :before, :after {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
/* Layout for dummies */
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
position: relative;
}
/* Blanket ban on oversized images. */
img {
max-width: 100%;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
\$SHARED
Reserved for html-level shared
properties and simple helpers.
\*-----------------------------------*/
/* Set up some vertical rhythm and block-level element helpers */
p, .p, blockquote, table, form, ul, ol, .img,
h1, .alpha, h2, .beta, .mega, .ultra {
display: block;
margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
/* Remove this for hanging bullets */
ul, ol {
padding-left: 1.3em;
}
/* Restore some normality to our nested lists */
li > ul, li > ol {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
\$TYPE
Low-level type things. Headings,
links, blockquotes, etc.
\*-----------------------------------*/
h1, .alpha {
font-size: 3rem;
line-height: 1;
}
h2, .beta {
font-size: 2rem;
line-height: 1.5;
}
h3 {
font-size: 1rem;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
\$OBJECTS
Abstracted things and common
patterns go here. Not to be
confused with helpers.
\*-----------------------------------*/
.nav, .nav ul {
padding-left: 0;
list-style: none;
}
.nav li, .nav a {
display: inline-block;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
\$MAIN
Anything that can’t be abstracted
or assigned to another section.
Low-level stuff.
\*-----------------------------------*/
html {
font: 120%/1.5 Georgia, serif;
color: #222;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
\$HEADER
\*-----------------------------------*/
.site--header {
}
.site--title {
}
.site--nav {
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
\$POSTS
\*-----------------------------------*/
.entry {
}
.entry--header {
}
.entry--title {
}
.entry--content {
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
\$PAGES
\*-----------------------------------*/
]]></content>
<!-- Optional: Set a tabTrigger to define how to trigger the snippet -->
<tabTrigger>css.starter</tabTrigger>
<!-- Optional: Set a scope to limit where the snippet will trigger -->
<!-- <scope>source.css</scope> -->
</snippet>
/*-----------------------------------*\
$RESET
Blanket reset. For something less
volatile, I’d recommend Eric
Meyer’s reset.
\*-----------------------------------*/
/* Sloppy reset. Applied to everything. */
*, :before, :after {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
/* Layout for dummies */
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
position: relative;
}
/* Blanket ban on oversized images. */
img {
max-width: 100%;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
$SHARED
Reserved for html-level shared
properties and simple helpers.
\*-----------------------------------*/
/* Set up some vertical rhythm and block-level element helpers */
p, .p, blockquote, table, form, ul, ol, .img,
h1, .alpha, h2, .beta, .mega, .ultra {
display: block;
margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
/* Remove this for hanging bullets */
ul, ol {
padding-left: 1.3em;
}
/* Restore some normality to our nested lists */
li > ul, li > ol {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
$TYPE
Low-level type things. Headings,
links, blockquotes, etc.
\*-----------------------------------*/
h1, .alpha {
font-size: 3rem;
line-height: 1;
}
h2, .beta {
font-size: 2rem;
line-height: 1.5;
}
h3 {
font-size: 1rem;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
$OBJECTS
Abstracted things and common
patterns go here. Not to be
confused with helpers.
\*-----------------------------------*/
.nav, .nav ul {
padding-left: 0;
list-style: none;
}
.nav li, .nav a {
display: inline-block;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
$MAIN
Anything that can’t be abstracted
or assigned to another section.
Low-level stuff.
\*-----------------------------------*/
html {
font: 120%/1.5 Georgia, serif;
color: #222;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
$HEADER
\*-----------------------------------*/
.site--header {
}
.site--title {
}
.site--nav {
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
$POSTS
\*-----------------------------------*/
.entry {
}
.entry--header {
}
.entry--title {
}
.entry--content {
}
/*-----------------------------------*\
$PAGES
\*-----------------------------------*/
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Are you following the BEM naming conventions? or is this your own approach?

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