Hi,
Further to Balinor's answer - you are indeed going to need to get the hang of template editing pretty quickly.
Once you know which template you want, if you can get it into Layout mode - it will be much less daunting as you will see they are mainly just tables, usually called by if statements.
You would be best backing them up as you go, but you can always reinstall from the skin1_orig folder.
As Balinor says, read this forum - there are lots of things that you should do to start with, things that should really be default settings that aren't, but are easier done now than later.
One thing to remember I think, is that x-cart is designed to be all things to all people, but it is very flexible. Don't worry about moving something just because x-cart has put it there - the design has to meet your needs, not everyone elses.
As a designer, you should be able to do your design and make x-cart fit that - not vice versa. The learning curve may be too steep though for that, given your time restraints and you may find it more cost effective to just give someone your graphic files and let them work them in, allowing you to get on with what you do best and design a shop that really meets your needs. There are many examples here of people who have spent ages getting there shop to work and in the end it still looks straight out of the box. Conversely, there are many examples of shops that don't even look like x-cart.
Good luck.
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