I created a gem to help me automate some of the setup work that I doe each time I crate a rails project. This gem uses the 960 grid sistem and generates nice looking flash messages based on ideas put forth by janko.

Install the gem from the command line with:

gem install HarryGuerilla-damn-layout-generators

Generate the default layout, css, and images from the root of your rails project with:

script/generate damn_layout