Creating a Visual Studio branding project for Sharepoint 2010

This video walks you through setting up your branding project in under 15 mins, so that you can concentrate on actually styling your site or building functionality..



you can download the source code of the demo project here.



Ref:
Real World Branding with SharePoint 2010 Publishing Sites
Starter Master Page - on msdn code Gallery
Starter Master Pages for SharePoint 2010 - codeplex

• Overview of the SharePoint 2010 Developer Platform
• Developing with the New User Interface Features in SharePoint 2010
• Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Development Tools Overview
• Building Solutions with Business Connectivity Services using Visual Studio 2010
• Developing with REST and LINQ in SharePoint 2010