Hi-

First post.

I am setting up an online portfolio at a site I have. Currently I am using the deviant art portfolio engine and it is too limited. I've looked about and think that GetSimple will meet my needs.

I've programmed in php, developed extensions for the serentipity blog engine (www.s9y.org) and am aware of CSS and different markup languages (smarty, managing vBulletin forums).

I've poked about in the sample themes and am a bit confused how to do what I want in GS. I've made some mockups.

I've figured I want a standard header and footer, and read how to accomplish that by creating separate php files and including them, but am confused about the content stuff.

I want the landing page to look like this:
http://www.cartocopia.com/temp/cartocopi...0index.png

Which I assume would not use any template tags.

I want the about page to look like this:
http://www.cartocopia.com/temp/cartocopi...%20bio.png

Which again is pretty much all static stuff.

I want a contact page:
http://www.cartocopia.com/temp/cartocopi...ontact.png

and I think I can use GS template tags for that?

I want to make each