"wordpress theme framework" vs "Blank themes" vs free theme similar to my design?

I got the design (PSD) from client. Which should i choose to make custom Wordpress themes.

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• I should use any Wordpress theme Framework?
• or Any WordpressBlank theme?
• or I should find similar free theme to my design then edit to it

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I can't say for sure without knowing your PSD. It depends.

If the layout from your PSD is too specific, I would go for a blank theme.

If it's a well known 3 column pattern for example that you don't need to create any customization whatsover, I would use a Wordpress Theme Framework.

I would never try to find a free theme and edit it, mainly because:

• you need to read it's licenses and usually attribute properly with a link in your project (bad option when you're doing something for a client);
• usually it's more work to adapt a theme instead of creating from scratch. I would adapt a theme only if 80% of it would be already equal to my PSD requirements.

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I agree with the other comment. I've used all 3 methods: framework, pre-made, and blank themes, and I've found that using a blank theme is the easiest when starting from a PSD file. I've used Chris Coyier's blank theme (http://digwp.com/2010/02/blank-wordpress-theme/), which is a bare bones theme with the basic functionality of a WordPress theme, but no CSS styling, making it easier to add your own markup. I wrote a blog post about this, comparing the differences among blank themes, frameworks, and pre-made themes (http://www.sinawiwebdesign.com/blog/topics/wordpress/use-wordpress-framework-or-blank-theme/).

When I build themes starting from a PSD file, I first write the HTML, CSS, and Javascript code to get a working prototype, and then I convert it to WordPress using a blank theme. I copy and paste most of my code directly into the blank theme with little modification, then add some code for custom menus, widget areas, support for post thumbnails, etc.