# Base The `base/` folder holds what we might call the boilerplate code for the project. In there, you might find some typographic rules, and probably a stylesheet (that I’m used to calling `_base.scss`), defining some standard styles for commonly used HTML elements. Reference: [Sass Guidelines](http://sass-guidelin.es/) > [Architecture](http://sass-guidelin.es/#architecture) > [Base folder](http://sass-guidelin.es/#base-folder)