When using a CMS should you create a template from scratch? Should you modify a preexisting template? Lets examine which choice is better.
Templates
What should you do, spend time to create your own template or modify one? Well folks my opinion is to take the easy way out so to speak. Why spend all that time and energy creating a template from scratch. Just grab a template that will work perfectly for your website, and modify it.
Resources
Here are a few good resources when it comes to creating and downloading templates:
My Template
We were asked to find a template for our DME 260 class for http://www.artspacecharter.org/ who are in the process of updating their website. Here is the template I feel will work best for them:
http://wp-themes.com/
Ignore the color scheme and the leaf sidebar, they are just the template itself and not what would be needed for Art Space. I like this template because of two things, first, the sidebar. The sidebar offers great navigation and is definitely creative. My thought is to use something like paper mache or some kind of construction paper to create a cool artsy sidebar. Secondly the layout is just simple, since parents will be the majority of users on this site they will need something nice and simple.
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