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Re: Ask HN: Do you design your own website?

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99 Designs is not the place to go you know, if I am at that point, I just go buy a template and am done with it. at least a good portion of the templates, on reputable sites, have clean code underneath them. I saw some work from a 99 gig and it was the most atrocious thrown together, to save time, job I have ever seen. Sometimes you need cheap and fast, I am of the opinion that when you do, it is better to adapt to a…

Anyone care to list any reputable sites they have used in the past?

I use http://themeforest.net/ when I need a template for a throw together site. Most of the ones I have purchased have been well organized and their prices are better than some of the other sites. The down side is that they do not seem to have as extensive of a collection as some of the other sites. That being said, I have never seen a template on their site that looks like it was meant for geo-cities or myspace either, so that could account for the fewer templates.

Re: Ask HN: Do you design your own website?

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Design is about functionality first, you will see that the most functional websites have very minimal design, but don't think that minimal design comes easy in the planning stage (investment), it does however often come very easy in the implementation and maintenance stage (reward).

Re: Ask HN: Do you design your own website?

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post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anyone care to list any reputable sites they have used in the past?

I use http://themeforest.net/ when I need a template for a throw together site. Most of the ones I have purchased have been well organized and their prices are better than some of the other sites. The down side is that they do not seem to have as extensive of a collection as some of the other sites. That being said, I have never seen a template on their site that looks like it was meant for geo-cities or myspace eith…

I second that.
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