What makes your make what you make? (templates)

[redtom]

Right now we have the confusing title out the way on to the point of this thread, I was just woundering what make you make a sertion design, where do you get your inspriation from and so on?

[F32]

I rip templates.

Nah.

I usually take things for various templates, and re-create them; and use the knowledge I gained from re-creating, I use to create my own.

Complicated.

I havn't designed a non-habbo template for... ages; but that is because I have been busy and not able to do the above.

[JoeComins]

Started off, adn when chaing styles do the same, but making one, trying to get it to look like another (the humoursoftware one).

This, or I was initially inspired by DeviantArt and Monet of TemplateMonster
http://www.templatemonster.com/category.php?type=0&tid=+-+Any+-&search_words=+-+Any+-&from_=&to=&cat=-+Any+Category+-&style=0&author=150&x=27&y=14

[RICHe]

I normally get ideas from other sites, seeing bits that i like and recreating some parts in some way, but not making it look like any site. I then add bits which may be needed and colours. I sometimes base it on the banner