I checked three, because I do those three every time! Note: I tend to build political blogs or tiny campaign websites, not actual apps. 1) download wordpress.

I checked three, because I do those three every time! Note: I tend to build political blogs or tiny campaign websites, not actual apps. 1) download wordpress. 2) pick a theme to start hacking on, either one of the defaults, or a "write me some CSS" plain theme. 3) hack around in CSS and the PHP to get the exact layout and spacing I want. I did make several projects that used custom web fonts, custom javascript, etc. Note: my latest blog is just a very basic customisation of Octopress. I really liked the HTML5 theme that scales down onto my phone perfectly, and being able to write in Markdown. EDIT: Oh, people are worried about doing their own design?! I was entirely happy with doing my own web design, and have made maybe 10 wordpress themes, including some as a freelance designer for others (by accident). I only charge a tiny amount for my work, because I do it for charities and political activist friends, neither of whom have any money!