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Ask HN: Resources for CSS templates for DDD (Deverloper with Design Deficiency)

7 points by bakhlawa ↗ HN
Title pretty much says it all, and given my web app is boot-strapped, free resources would be great. Googling for "free css templates" comes up with a lot of junk and I'm wondering what resources other developers have used.

I have a simple web app with the backend functionality 80% done. I'm using a template right now but just not very happy with it (it's got some hardcoded images to match the colour scheme so changing colours on the header/footer means redoing images too).

I'm looking for a simple and uncluttered design that I can tinker with...one page with simple header, footer with a "Web 2.0" feel to it. Nothing fancy and I can tinker with the CSS to make it work, but i need the basic scaffolding setup.

Any ideas? It's a long weekend in Ontario, Canada and I'd like to use the time firming up the front-end. Thanks!

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maxdemarzi
We all seem to have this problem. http://themeforest.net is a good resource for templates, not free, but just a few bucks. Some of them are pretty heavy, view the source of the demos and pick something that's easy to customize.
aquark
In a similar boat I was initially using a free template from templateworld.com which I hacked into what I wanted.

I recently ditched that and switched to using blueprint (http://www.blueprintcss.org/) as a framework. There isn't an overall finished look out of the box, but it is a much better foundation.

A very simple grid comes off looking remarkably clean, I now understand everything in the layout and feel like I am in control of the design rather than changing template stuff until it magically looks more or less right!

mgkimsal
http://leandesigns.com offers you the ability to customize one design, export to HTML/CSS, and they provide 8-10 templates to start from. It's $9/month, and I'd encourage you to give it a try and drop the $9 for at least one month if you find it useful.