As I become more familiar with WordPress, I discover more tools and information that make my life as a developer a lot easier. There a good deal of nice, free themes out there to get you started, but if you are coding a new WordPress site from scratch, a naked theme is the way to go. A naked theme is basically a simple, stripped-down version of a theme that allows you to go your own way without having to sift through another developer’s code. Two popular naked themes that worked very well for me are sandbox and starkers. Try them out.