Any ideas on how I could implement a grid-view in CSS? - CSS

Question

Here is an example grid-view:

Also another example from TED.com

Answer 1

I've achieved a similar grid in the past with David Desandro's awesome jQuery Masonry plugin. As that page illustrates, CSS floats aren't so great for grid layouts, and setting up "units" like you describe could be a massive headache, depending on the complexity of the grid and range of cell sizes.