Flexbox - Responsive Card Layout

flexbox-responsive-card-layout.markdown

Flexbox - Responsive Card Layout

index.html

<header class="masthead clear">
  <div class="centered">

    <div class="site-branding">
      <h1 class="site-title">Flexbox - Card Layout</h1>
    </div>
    <!-- .site-title -->
  </div>
  <!-- .centered -->
</header>
<!-- .masthead -->

<main class="main-area">

  <div class="centered">

    <section class="cards">

      <article class="card">
        <a href="#">
          <figure class="thumbnail">
          <img src="http://placekitten.com/810/610" alt="meow">
          </figure>
          <div class="card-content">
            <h2>Whiskey</h2>
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          </div>
          <!-- .card-content -->
        </a>
      </article>
      <!-- .card -->

      <article class="card">
        <a href="#">
          <figure class="thumbnail">
            <img src="http://placekitten.com/800/610" alt="meow">
          </figure>
          <div class="card-content">
            <h2>Fluffy</h2>
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Voluptatum explicabo consequatur consectetur fugit molestias perferendis, sint error iste ut, facilis sunt natus optio dolor nesciunt laboriosam obcaecati corporis numquam?</p>
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          </div>
          <!-- .card-content -->
        </a>
      </article>
      <!-- .card -->

      <article class="card">
        <a href="#">
          <figure class="thumbnail">
            <img src="http://placekitten.com/816/610" alt="meow">
          </figure>
          <div class="card-content">
            <h2>Kitty</h2>
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          </div>
          <!-- .card-content -->
        </a>
      </article>
      <!-- .card -->

      <article class="card">
        <a href="#">
          <figure class="thumbnail">
            <img src="http://placekitten.com/816/600" alt="meow">
          </figure>
          <div class="card-content">
            <h2>Patches</h2>
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          </div>
          <!-- .card-content -->
        </a>
      </article>
      <!-- .card -->

      <article class="card">
        <a href="#">
          <figure class="thumbnail">
          <img src="http://placekitten.com/820/620" alt="meow">
          </figure>
          <div class="card-content">
            <h2>Duchess</h2>
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Obcaecati recusandae expedita doloribus dicta cumque nostrum, autem eaque soluta atque voluptatem est et, laborum dignissimos error sequi non? Recusandae, aut alias.</p>
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          </div>
          <!-- .card-content -->
        </a>
      </article>
      <!-- .card -->

      <article class="card">
        <a href="#">
          <figure class="thumbnail">
          <img src="http://placekitten.com/810/610" alt="meow">
          </figure>
          <div class="card-content">
            <h2>Puchies</h2>
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Obcaecati recusandae expedita doloribus dicta cumque nostrum, autem eaque soluta atque voluptatem est et, laborum dignissimos error sequi non? Recusandae, aut alias.</p>
          </div>
          <!-- .card-content -->
        </a>
      </article>
      <!-- .card -->

      <article class="card">
        <a href="#">
          <figure class="thumbnail">
          <img src="http://placekitten.com/808/608" alt="meow">
          </figure>
          <div class="card-content">
            <h2>Panchito</h2>
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Obcaecati recusandae expedita doloribus dicta cumque nostrum, autem eaque soluta atque voluptatem est et, laborum dignissimos error sequi non? Recusandae, aut alias.</p>
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Obcaecati recusandae expedita doloribus dicta cumque nostrum, autem eaque soluta atque voluptatem est et, laborum dignissimos error sequi non? Recusandae, aut alias.</p>
          </div>
          <!-- .card-content -->
        </a>
      </article>
      <!-- .card -->

    </section>
    <!-- .cards -->

  </div>
  <!-- .centered -->

</main>

style.css

body {font-family: sans-serif;}
p {color: #666;}

h2 {
  font-size: 2em;
  color: #e74c3c;  
}
.centered {
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 1em;
}

@media screen and (min-width: 52em) {
    .centered {
        max-width: 52em;
    }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
Header styles minus menu
--------------------------------------------------------------*/

.masthead {
    background: #e74c3c;
  	box-shadow: 3px 3px 8px hsl(0, 0%, 70%);
}

.site-title {
    margin: 0 0 1em;
    padding: 1em 0;
    font-size: 2em;
    font-weight: 300;
    text-align: center;
    color: black;
}

@media screen and (min-width: 44.44em) {
    .site-title {
        font-size: 2em;
    }
}
    
@media screen and (min-width: 50em) {
    .site-title {
        font-size: 2.5em;
    }
}

.site-title a {
    color: hsl(5, 45%, 95%);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.site-title a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Card Based Layout - Base styles */
body {
  background: #ecf0f1;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.site-title {
	color: white;
}

.card {
	background: white;
	margin-bottom: 2em;	
}

.card a {
	color: black;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.card a:hover {
	box-shadow: 3px 3px 8px hsl(0, 0%, 70%);
}

.card-content {
	padding: 1.4em;
}

.card-content h2 {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: .5em;
	font-weight: normal;
}

.card-content p {
	font-size: 95%;
}

img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

/* Flexbox styles */
@media screen and (min-width: 40em) {  
  .cards {
    margin-top: -1em;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .card {
    margin-bottom: 1em;
    display: flex;
    flex: 0 1 calc(50% - 0.5em);
    /* width: calc(50% - 1em); */
  }
} /* mq 40em*/

@media screen and (min-width: 60em) {
  .cards {
    margin-top: inherit;
  }
  
  .card {
    margin-bottom: 2em;
    display: flex;
    flex: 0 1 calc(33% - 0.5em);
    /* width: calc(33% - 1em); */
  }
} /* mq 60em*/