Guys,

I am seriously considering going for creating Wordpress themes. I know my way around it since version 2.3. I kinda lost touch over the last 3-4 years, but other than that, I seriously want to get back strongly on Wordpress and create themes, maybe even plugins.

My problem is that I don't know what framework to use, because I will submit themes to ThemeForest. I appreciate reading this and going over the comments. It gives a different point of view. I do not want to end up making code compromises to create the next big selling, shiny thing.

I have read about Bootstrap and Genesis. Genesis seems very rigid so far, Bootstrap looks really bloated. What are my chances of going with just a responsive CSS grid and then build my themes without any framework help? I don't mind the hard work and learning curve. I just want to create Wordpress solutions from technical and aesthetic points of view.