---
title: "Nathan Smith on styling forms with the Formalize framework"
url: "/podcasts/drupal-voices/nathan-smith-on-styling-forms-with-the-formalize-framework"
type: episode
date: 2011-09-28
updated: 2014-02-06
---

# Nathan Smith on styling forms with the Formalize framework

#  Nathan Smith on styling forms with the Formalize framework 

  

*Podcast episode player*

[Nathan Smith](https://sonspring.com/) talks about the CSS framework that he created called [Formalize](https://formalize.me/), which allows designers to have more control over styling form elements. He sees it as a reset for forms, and created it because he was frustrated about the gap between the original design intention and the final implementation. He also talks a bit about the [960 grid system](https://960.gs/), which he also created, and how he got involved with the Drupal community. He also talks a bit about mobile design, and how the larger variance of screen sizes has created different design demands and implementations like the [960 grid on jQuery mobile](http://jeromeetienne.github.com/jquery-mobile-960/) system.

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- [  UX & Design   ](/topics/design-and-ux)
- [  Front-end Development   ](/topics/frontend-development)