Hi Jon, If the STK suits your needs, I think you have essentially two approaches - design or content first. Use the default templates/layout/theme and create some content with it in an empty site. If you already know what design you want to achieve, then you could consider developing your theme/stylesheets, perhaps based on the static prototype: http://documentation.magnolia-cms.com/templating/stk/html-structure.html#TheStaticHTMLPrototype
For technicalities on how to start your project, I guess you could "copy" the stk structure: 1 module for your theme, 1 for your sample content, ... hth, -g On Oct 18, 2010, at 11:26, Jon RINGWOOD PSE 55500 wrote: > > I'm not 100% sure how this mailing-list works so apologies if I'm asking > questions in the wrong place or to the wrong people. I've just started > looking at Magnolia which we will be using as a replacement for our existing > CMS and have spent the last few days watching webcasts and reading > documentation. It's all very thorough and looks like it will become extremely > useful. What I'm interested in at this point is initial development of a new > project. Does anyone have any advice on whether to start entirely from > scratch or whether to start by amending the Templating Kit and using the > demo-project as a basis for our new one? > > Any advise would be most appreciated? > > Jon Ringwood > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > For list details see > http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > This email and any other accompanying document (s) contain information from > Kent Police, which is confidential or privileged. The information is > intended to be for the exclusive use of the individual(s) or bodies to whom > it is addressed. The content including any subsequent replies could be > disclosable if relating to a criminal investigation or civil proceedings. If > you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you > have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by contacting > the sender or telephoning 01622 690690. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- For list details see http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> ----------------------------------------------------------------
