After traveling around looking at sites that hurt my eyes I thought I would put together a basic template that is good-looking, XHTML valid with 3-Columns, and yet simple enough that you can easily navigate the page.

So here is a Cross-Browser compatible design that I have tested in IE6 & 7, Firefox 2, and Opera 9. You can see it live here: Simple 3 Column [1]

Now, the point of this design isn't necessarily for you to just have something through up on your site - but for you to have a basic design to work off of and to hack into your own custom creation. That is why I have included TWO style sheets with this theme. The default is "pretty.css" but if you plan on using the layout as a basis for your own design I recommend you open "index.html" and change the style sheet from "pretty.css" to "simple.css". Because the simple style sheet is cleaner and easy to follow for those changing things...

Remember, keep the content area clean, white, and simple - there is a reason the top websites do it this way. ;)

If you want to change the width of the layout check out this post on dimensions [2].