I’m no designer, but having locked my designers in a small darkened room I decided to go through the absolute easiest way to create a template for Joomla. It’s not perfect and it’s not neat and tidy, but it does the job. I had to lock them up to stop them leaning over my shoulder and saying ‘actually you should do it like this’. Their way is good, but not so easy for us beginners to get a handle on.