Originally created rapidly (within 1-2 weeks) as starting points for corporate landing pages and other websites, these template wireframes once served as the basis for a series of themes for WordPress and other implementations. They were each built with specific purposes in mind ("enterprise", "blog", and "creative"), but many of them are flexible enough to be used different ways, especially for artists.
Having been refined over time to withstand browsers old and new (even IE6!), these simple templates can serve as a starting point for a small website (as long as the server supports PHP — I believe all but the Basic theme retain all functionality when converted to HTML, however).
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As of 2025, easy downloads of the source code are now available! Note that there is no live support for these themes; they are free for you to base your website off of, and they are provided as-is. These templates are not responsive, but they perform well on any screen wider than about 700 pixels. They also include HTML5shiv and belatedPNG for compatibility.
Web Catalog 2010 by Jessica Cantlope is marked CC0 1.0 Universal
“Basic”
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Enterprise
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A flexible, versatile, all-purpose, multi-column web layout which features several sidebar layouts, able to be switched among at will. Fixed-width and comfortable at eight top-level navigation links.
“EastSentral”
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Enterprise
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This large, versatile widescreen layout displays images for portfolio or ecommerce needs, as well as sets of information, all of which require more vertical screen space. Fixed-width with no more than 6 top-level navigation links suggested.
“Jocular”
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Enterprise
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A usefully versatile web layout that may be converted into use as a blog, design portfolio, landing page, etc. There's space to display new media and events above a set of fixed-width copy content. The navigation links animate subtly.
Currently replicated as a responsive Wordpress template. View Wordpress version.
“It's Large!”
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Enterprise
“It's Large!”
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A widescreen layout with lots of open space for copy, images, and other media. Fixed-width with single-tier dropdown navigation and one fixed-position sidebar. The size of the main content and sidebar areas can be adjusted slightly.
“BBold!”
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Blog
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A bold 3-column layout that spans the width of the browser window yet scales down nicely. Suited for informational websites and blogs. The fixed-size sidebars always remain attached to the far left and right.
View BBold! 2025 Image Float Demo
“News-like”
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Blog
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Clean and bold, this layout accommodates a lot of body copy and fewer images. The size of content areas can be adjusted (yet will be kept within a combined 900-pixel width). Ideal for frequently-updated blogs and news websites.
“Gossamer”
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Blog
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A simple blog presentation layout of mostly written content, subtle in execution. Fixed-width a triple set of "sidebar" content below the main content. Header and footer always stay in place when scrolling, creating fading gradients with images.
“jArtist”
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Blog
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This layout was inspired by Japanese-style frame-based art portfolio websites. It works for image-based layouts or even just simple design or product presentation.The background fills up the browser window, and content scales down nicely.
“Sentral”
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Design
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This layout functions best as a portfolio of images (for design, art, et cetera) using bite-sized sets of information. More than three pages of content is expected. All content is fixed to fit comfortably within a 1024-wide screen.
“Cawntent”
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Design
“Cawntent”
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This layout emphasizes design content. As such, it can also be utilized as an ecommerce theme. A fixed-width design with interesting navigation, adjustable to your needs.