Bootstrap 3 Free Themes and Templates
prepbootstrap.com
prepbootstrap.com
In any event, the simpler the layout, the less work the browser layout engine has to do, and the snappier everything is.
You can can certainly have a minimal design while maintaining a high-quality aesthetic: https://dribbble.com/search?q=minimal
Even for a side project it's worth paying $15 to get an actually good looking template.
They're the only resource available if you have to do coursework, or you live in a country where access to international credit cards is not trivial for example.
I now have an international credit card, but for a long time my barrier was not money, but money transmission :) , I would have gladly paid U$ 5 or 10 or even 15. Most of the credit cards issued here in Uruguay are local-only, and the requirements are pretty hefty (more than half the population is not eligible for an international credit card).
I purchased a template for my side project, on ThemeForest (they have some Bootstrap-based templates over there too).
if you're doing any kind of course work in web design, you need to be able to compose the majority of this stuff yourself from just the docs.
I agree that if you work in web design, you should know to do this stuff from the docs.
I downloaded at the dark blue admin theme, it uses a separate file to apply the theme (local.css).
It would be nice to have Less files, instead of css though.