I think we were posting at the same time
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Although I think 'Content first' is desirable where possible wrapping the left sidebar up with the content doesn't sound like a great idea. Don't know why, maybe it's just the extra markup.
As for the fonts. I think our way with percentages and ems is as good or better than keyword and percentages. It makes the template very easy to style. However, it may not be so easy for someone who's unfamiliar with the template so I should say it made the template very easy for me to style. The only way to find out would be to give the template to someone else and see what they come up with. I had wondered about getting other users to contribute coloursets but I don't really know if anybody would bother. I remember for the default theme contest there was only Garvin, Carl and myself who entered.
cheers
Dave