is it better to start from an existing theme and move toward UI or go from html site to theme?

Posted by webdev2 on November 18, 2008 at 3:54pm

There a free html/css site I like:
http://www.solucija.com/preview/Small_Corporation

and I want to move it to being a drupal theme.

Is it easier to start with a drupal theme and change it iteratively to be like the Html/CSS site or vice cersa?

My first attempt was to start with a simple theme and tried to change it iteratively to be like the html/css site but I ran into issues immediately with styling.

Your experience and links are MUCH appreciated!

Comments

I would start with the

Posted by nevets on November 18, 2008 at 4:17pm

I would start with the html/css and convert to a Drupal theme. You will need to understand the parts of theme a what variables produce what output.