<Smart Columns w/ CSS and jQuery ⁄ >

As I observe other liquid based websites, I see two commonly used techniques on displaying columns, the fixed columns and the liquid columns. There are drawbacks to both that I would like to point out, and later would like to pitch my solution.

Fixed Columns
The great thing about having fixed columns in a liquid layout, is that it will fill up the view port with as many columns as it can fit. But as you can see there will be certain viewport resolutions, where it leaves excess white space where a column was just not able to squeeze in.



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