[Phanx]

Originally Posted by 10leej Honestly for our the only thing stopping me from making my own layout is that I literally have no idea where to start.

1) Just start by making a frame.

local function Spawn(frame, unit, isSingle)
    frame:SetPoint("CENTER", UIParent)
    frame:SetSize(100, 25)

    local bg = frame:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
    bg:SetAllPoints(true)
    bg:SetTexture(0, 0, 0, 0.5)
    frame.bg = bg
end

oUF:RegisterLayout("10leej", Spawn)
oUF:SetActiveLayout("10leej")
oUF:Spawn("player")

Then add something else to it, like a name:

    frame.bg = bg

    local name = frame:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY", "GameFontNormal")
    name:SetPoint("BOTTOM", frame, "TOP")
    self:Tag(name, "[name]")
    frame.Name = name
end

Then move on to other stuff, like a health bar, power bar, etc.

Originally Posted by 10leej Plus I like the efficiency of modifying the blizzard frames....

Have you looked at the Blizzard UI code? There's not much efficiency to be found in there.