Release notes:

Since the question on how exactly to make a custom front page popped up quite often now, here's the code I have made for my own install. You'll still have to modify it a bit.

• If you don't want to attach your own scripts and/or styles to the head then delete these two lines in start.php:
  extend_view('metatags','customindex/metatags');
  extend_view('css','customindex/css');
• In index.php edit the last line to what you want your titel to be (up in the browser bar)
• Edit all files in views/default/customindex:
  
  • content.php will be the content of your page
  • metatags.php will be the extra scripts you want to put in the head
  • css.php are all the extra styles you want to apply
• There are a lot more things you can do, like setting a page title or changing the layout from one column to two columns, but that's up to you. These files are basically what I am using on my site, not including the scripts and styles.

Let me know if there are any problems!