When starting a new grid-based design I use Adobe Fireworks for the initial screens. Here are my starter files for the 960 grid system in 12-column, 16-column and 24-column formats. I actually have never used the 24-column one but I made it anyway. Right click these and save them to your local drive.
Vertical guides only
- 960.gs 12-column template for Fireworks (vertical only)
- 960.gs 16-column template for Fireworks (vertical only)
- 960.gs 24-column template for Fireworks (vertical only)
Vertical and horizontal guides
- 960.gs 12-column template for Fireworks
- 960.gs 16-column template for Fireworks
- 960.gs 24-column template for Fireworks