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Develop organized and maintainable websites that your clients love
Client-First is a set of guidelines and strategies to help us build Webflow websites. Built and managed by Finsweet.
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Like thousands of developers, you will love using Client-First
Client-First help us build more efficiently as Webflow developers
Easy to update Style Guide
Create a project organization system to work faster with less effort.
Know how to name your classes
Create clear and specific names for classes.
Folders view of the structures
Folders help us group, search for, and access elements in our project.
Flexible spacing system
Make intelligent spacing decisions inside Client-First.
Unify a build strategy as a team
Creating a project that allows for scalability
New color system using variables
Explore the power of color variables in Webflow for consistency, global changes, and enhanced project organization
Deep Documentation
The most important topics of Client-First.
Intro to Client-First with an overview of the essential principles.
Strategy for how we identify, use, and manage classes inside Webflow as a platform.
Explanation of rem units and approved rem values in Client-First.
Build and maintain a unified typography style system across the project.
Make intelligent spacing decisions inside Client-First.
Learn with Live Builds and our Clonables
Find live builds and Clonables of Client-First.
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Learn how Finsweet organizes a large project with Client-First. Join Joe Krug and walk through the Client-First V2 documentation project.
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The Outline homepage created with Client-first in Webflow.
Learn how the Client-first spacing system can increase the building speed in Webflow. The main benefit of the spacing system is that we don’t have to start from scratch. The spacing is already set up in Client-first cloneables. These classes have responsive margin values and responsive padding values. The spacing system brings flexibility and allows quick global changes.
A dark wireframe UI kit based on IBM's Carbon design system. It's built using the neat and clean Client-first system for Webflow and consists of 40 components.
A wireframe UI kit based on Gitlab's Pajamas design system and built with Client-first system for Webflow. There are total of 45 components to help you with your next project.
Light and clean wireframe UI kit that's based on GitHub’s Primer design system, built using the Client-first system for Webflow. It consists of 45 components.
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The community and Client-First
Here's what the Webflow community is saying
Thanks @thatsfinsweet @joekrug for Client-first. This changes my BEM approach of developing into a better way of working with Webflow. Simple and accessible for anyone.
Been exploring the @thatsfinsweet client first building system lately.
I was blown away by how consistent the system is, and it has made my sites so much more systematized and navigateable.
One goal for this year is to become a @thatsfinsweet client-first certified agency/dev. It seems like it will soon be an even better indicator of expertise/skill than being a certified Webflow expert.
Client-First ensures what is close to perfect sizing and measurement of elements in the web pages and also saves a lot bunch of time in mobile optimization
I have used webflow for a long time and nothing has sped up my development process as much as client-first. Simple straightforward and very adaptable. Also instrumental in landing my first agency freelance gig. Thanks @thatsfinsweet
One of the best thing, i think @thatsfinsweet gave to the webflow community is client-first method.
It’s the standard! Client-first brings a common language to a highly collaborative community. Don’t be caught building without it.
@joekrug @RayTirado @thatsfinsweet It’s truly amazing what you’ve created, & so generously shared, with the @webflow community. It’s unbelievable that your Chrome extension & Client-first are FREE! Thank you!
Woah...The Client-first Style System that @thatsfinsweet just released is about to become a best practice in @webflow development...Get on the train!
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