Research and more research

Well, I am already sick of looking at the default template and have swapped it about 3 times now.

Sad, Eh?

I am now doing stacks of research on creating my own template. I know how to create a Joomla template, and have done it from scratch.

The the principle seems similar, with regular HTML plugged with module placement tags. Haven't really looked at Joomla for the last couple of months though. A lot of the designs used tables for layout and structure... although I believe they are trying to get away from that and are trying to get people to use css to control the structure and layout.

Many people would disagree, but as an art teacher (rather, an ex-art teacher), I personally believe that structure and layout have much to do with the style, many people believe that style and structure are two separate things. My argument is that without structure, there is no style and that structure is an inherant part of style! But each to their own beliefs.

Famous last words: creating a blogger template seems simple enough......

Hmmm......

Now, just need to get my head around the blogger concept.

I found the best way for me to learn how to make a Joomla template was to take the default one apart and restructure/redecorate it.

Mind you, I did a lot of that before I really understood the principles of html and css. I have been reading and doing, doing and reading html and css. HTML For Dummies, the Famous Elizabeth Castro book, the w3c Schools site. I only very recently purchased two books from Sitepoint.com: HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS and Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS. You learn new things every day.

I think I might just start with little steps and modify this template I am currently using - I'll have a look under its hood to see how it ticks. I kind of like the layout.... maybe I'll join the tutorial brigade and write a few myself.

Anyway, as they say: watch this space!

Cheers,