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Hexa Grid

A lightweight, dependency-free CSS grid and layout toolkit built for people who want control without a framework.

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01Overview

Hexa Grid is a layout system I designed and shipped as a product. It solves the recurring problem of grid systems that are either too opinionated or too heavy, this one is small, predictable and easy to adopt.

02The Challenge

Most grid systems force a column philosophy on you. Hexa Grid started from the opposite question: what's the smallest useful set of layout primitives a team needs to build a consistent interface?

03What I Built

  • A tiny, typed API covering the layout patterns that appear in most projects.
  • Generated CSS with no runtime, so it works anywhere CSS works.
  • Documentation and demos that treat the developer as a peer, not a beginner.

04Technical Architecture

  • A generator that compiles a small config surface into plain, predictable CSS.
  • Utilities generated only for what you use, nothing shipped to users that wasn't requested.
  • TypeScript definitions for every option so editors catch mistakes early.

05Technologies

TypeScriptCSSDesign SystemsDocumentation

06My Role

Designer and engineer, concept, implementation, docs and distribution.