You can get started here and see examples here.
DeadLogs is a tool/template for making static blogs and sites. It's similar to and inspired by Zonelets.
Since DeadLogs relies solely on plain HTML, CSS, and vanilla Javascript, making it static, it's able to be viewed locally without having to install extra technologies and can be hosted freely on plenty of hosting services.
If you wish to contribute, please do so to the development branch.