Run the following
bower install less-framework --save
Then include the standards in your project. At the top of your app.less, include the standards. In a standard installation of Laravel 5.1 this looks a little something like this:
@import "../../../vendor/bower_components/less-framework/standards";
The next time you run gulp, the standards will be imported.
Please view the wiki to find information on the included components: https://github.com/academies-trust/less-framework/wiki/
This package uses bootstrap grid, the documentation of which can be found here: http://getbootstrap.com/css/#grid
It is required to set up your colour scheme. In your app.less file, add the following variables (with your own colours):
@primary: #ff5722;
@primary-toolbar: #E64A19;
@primary-light: #FFCCBC;
@accent: #0091EA;
To effectively choose your colours, it is worth looking here: http://www.google.co.uk/design/spec/style/color.html#color-color-palette
It is recommended that you do not update the files in the framework directly, as they will be overwritten when an update is published.
Instead, you should create a modules and/or a components folder within your resources/assets/less. Include any of these within your app.less.