Free CSS/XHTML Templates

As part of the process of learning XHTML and CSS in order to rid ourselves of clunky table based layouts, claryanWeb became active members of the Open Source community. The templates below were offered as open source freeware on Open Source Web Design, and Open Web Design, and they are free to download for anybody to use either as part of a site they wish to design, or purely for learning purposes.

Bookends

Bookends This is a very simple template, based on the book like graphic, and can be used as a template for a personal website. The web page is XHTML 1.0 and CSS valid. Download Bookends

Montagne

montagne This is a slightly more complicated template, using more graphics in the CSS. It was adapted from another template on OSWD , and can be used for just about any sort of website you need. The site is XHTML 1.0 and CSS valid.
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CSS Gallery

CSS Gallery This is the most complicated template to date, and is not recommended for beginners. The picture gallery and the menu/titles are built only using XHTML and CSS. The theory behind this method was devised by Stu Nichols at CSS Play. The site is XHTML 1.0 and CSS valid.
Download CSS Gallery