Ok, so I hate CSS/HTML graphic design... What do you guys recommend as a sample template or website that you think has great CSS and html layout? From my past experience it's best to get a page that has a white background and little dependency on graphics -- that's clean, and easy to modify ;-).
nice one. to the point.
Peter Perháč
2010-05-31 18:02:37
+1 That's awesome.
LeguRi
2010-05-31 18:03:35
+1 great links!
pixeltocode
2010-06-01 09:37:38
+1
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Use the Faux Columns trick and make a two or three column page layout, with some sort of top banner.
Look at SO and you can see a two column page (main column with small right column).
On Facebook you can see a three column page.
They are your most common and can be the most simple page layouts.
LeguRi
2010-05-31 18:00:42
+1
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I'm with you on this. I like clean minimalist design. A few days ago I wanted to create a simple 'leave your comments here' page. So I embedded all css in the html page, and made it as simple as ever. I generally like Google's products for their rather minimalist design. Google Groups, for instance. Stack overflow, too, is rather nice, although I'd bet its CSS heavy
Peter Perháč
2010-05-31 18:01:23
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There are lots of open source web design sites. Just take a look around and find a template you like. Here are two I go to:
Ok, that's three actually.
Thyamine
2010-05-31 18:05:49
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If you just need a starting point that displays well in main browsers, than the #1 link from @BalusC answer is awesome.
If you need a little more help, maybe take a look to CSS frameworks like Blueprint or 960.gs. Though I don't use them (s.b here on SO linked to this great article: Why I don’t use CSS Frameworks and I agree for the most part), they're still valuable and can avoid a lot of headaches or design mistakes if handled correctly. Better use a framework than going the table or absolute positioning route, isn't it? :)
Formee seems great too, it addresses (only) the most difficult content elements to style, the forms one.
Felipe Alsacreations
2010-05-31 18:43:37