If you find an acceptably-licensed template, why not? To save yourself time in terms of learning what it does, pick a simple one. A simple way to check: check i

If you find an acceptably-licensed template, why not? To save yourself time in terms of learning what it does, pick a simple one. A simple way to check: check its source code and see how much you quickly understand it. Also, why not outsource this bit of the project?