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TRex · 14-01-2009, 13:26

Didnt see much about templates after doing a search how do u guys feel about them?

Scopestyle · 14-01-2009, 14:02

Could be used to look at if you need inspiration for your own designs, I suppose.

urbanbindi · 14-01-2009, 14:06

I second Scopestyle's comment.

TRex · 14-01-2009, 14:31

definitely .. that much i understand about that, also good for a head start as well some are very unique and useful. Anyone have suggestions of where i can find some very good ones, im looking for something fresh not the typical regurgitated ones u find on the net lying around for years.

TRex · 15-01-2009, 14:26

Just recently signed with a website that provides memberships instead of a single template purchases, payed 99$ for a full year with templaterover they got a great selection.

Anybody have any feed back on these guys?

Aibrean · 15-01-2009, 14:50

I don't buy templates. It's a shortcut to disaster.

TRex · 15-01-2009, 14:58

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Originally Posted by Aibrean

I don't buy templates. It's a shortcut to disaster.

Why do u say that ? are u talking about those guys specifically or templates in general ?

urbanbindi · 15-01-2009, 15:06

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Originally Posted by TRex

Why do u say that ? are u talking about those guys specifically or templates in general ?

The problem with templates is that the design is never unique and you can bet your bottom dollar that other people would have purchased the same template for use on their clients websites..

When you design your own website templates, its always original and you can charge a client accordingly with this bespoke service that gives them a unique web presence amongst thousands of other sites in the same market.

Aibrean · 15-01-2009, 15:19

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Originally Posted by urbanbindi

The problem with templates is that the design is never unique and you can bet your bottom dollar that other people would have purchased the same template for use on their clients websites..

When you design your own website templates, its always original and you can charge a client accordingly with this bespoke service that gives them a unique web presence amongst thousands of other sites in the same market.

What he said.

glimmerman · 16-01-2009, 02:35

yea, templates are good starting points...but I always feel I end up going in an entirely different direction with the code, so it's like I might as well as made it myself. I definitely wouldn't pay for them, there are WAY too many free ones out there. Here's an interesting resource:

Free CSS Layouts And Templates | CSS | Smashing Magazine

urbanbindi · 16-01-2009, 12:46

I can spot a template a mile off

tim710 · 18-01-2009, 01:31

web-kreation.com/index.php/freebies/

These are pretty cool

Tim Nooteboom · 18-01-2009, 08:08

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Originally Posted by tim710

web-kreation.com/index.php/freebies/

These are pretty cool

Could be worse indeed.

Templates are always a very general layout or extreme extrovert. They miss a personal reference, and adding some personal reference mostly kills the template/design. Think about all the times you saw a template that you recognized and saw that someone pasted their logo in it.

I think inspiration is the best way to use them (if you want to use them at all).

dawiyo · 18-01-2009, 11:52

I use them for inspiration as well.

TRex · 20-01-2009, 15:22

inspiration, head start, plus combining like 10 templates to make one unique thing and then wen u add ur own thing how would it ever look like a template?

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Scopestyle New vintage Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 866	Could be used to look at if you need inspiration for your own designs, I suppose.

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urbanbindi Copy & Paste Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: West London Posts: 181	I second Scopestyle's comment.

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TRex Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	definitely .. that much i understand about that, also good for a head start as well some are very unique and useful. Anyone have suggestions of where i can find some very good ones, im looking for something fresh not the typical regurgitated ones u find on the net lying around for years.

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TRex Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	Just recently signed with a website that provides memberships instead of a single template purchases, payed 99$ for a full year with templaterover they got a great selection. Anybody have any feed back on these guys?

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glimmerman the steven segal movie ha Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Arlington, TX, U.S.A. Posts: 103	yea, templates are good starting points...but I always feel I end up going in an entirely different direction with the code, so it's like I might as well as made it myself. I definitely wouldn't pay for them, there are WAY too many free ones out there. Here's an interesting resource: Free CSS Layouts And Templates \| CSS \| Smashing Magazine

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urbanbindi Copy & Paste Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: West London Posts: 181	I can spot a template a mile off

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tim710 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 346	web-kreation.com/index.php/freebies/ These are pretty cool

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dawiyo ^^^What's a dawiyo? Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD, USA Posts: 150	I use them for inspiration as well.

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TRex Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	inspiration, head start, plus combining like 10 templates to make one unique thing and then wen u add ur own thing how would it ever look like a template?

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