[DUG-TO] Drupal Design Workshop

Sun Mar 7 13:10:50 EST 2010

Thanks Reg,

I think as we design the theme we should keep the functionality rather open
ended. This isn't to say that we shouldn't define a target, I just feel that
if we make a theme for Drupal, people will use it in ways
we haven't imagined. I think it is important to
offer moderately stylized themes, as many people aren't inclined to do this
themselves. I also feel that there are many starter-type themes out there,
so maybe creating a sub-theme for zen or NineSixty would be helpful.

I would like to see the use of CSS3 in the theme design. I understand that
this is not available to all users etc., but it will be. I think building a
theme that embraces these features will help it gain popularity as these
features do. I also feel that as a contributed theme it does not have to
appeal to all users, as a core theme might, rather contribute to the niche
of designers interested in a contrib theme with CSS3 features.

Thoughts?

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Reg Charney <reg.charney at entrebahn.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> If we are going to develop a theme to give back to the community, we need
> to decide what type of site the theme will be used for, whether for a
> personal site, business site, blog, news site, etc. Once that is done, we
> can decide what elements need to be in the theme for it to serve its
> purpose(s). Then, we need to discuss the basic default layout of the
> elements. Lastly, we can do the "design" of the theme. Much of this can be
> done using collaborative tools, if we have any.
>
> Reg
>
> On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Calvin Tennant <calvintennant at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I'd just like to follow up on this with the community. The event ran
>> wonderfully, we had three rather productive days of Drupal learning. We're
>> hoping to include a heaver focus on the design aspect of the workshop, as
>> indicated by some of our attendees, in future events.
>>
>> The next event I hope to host with George Brown College will revolve
>> around the construction of a Drupal theme that will be contributed back to
>> the community via drupal.org. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on
>> this as local Drupalers, what do you look for in a theme? Topics up for
>> discussion might include accessibility/semantics, layout, special features
>> and block regions (inner node regions, upper and lower header, fresh ideas
>> on where to slap-em).
>>
>> I'd also like to discuss weither we should be planning on working with
>> Drupal 7 for the next event. I doubt Drupal 7 will be out of dev by the time
>> our next event rolls around (April/May), but its at the point where theme
>> development isn't out of the question.
>>
>> If anything else that I'd like to bring up pops into my head I'll send it
>> along, I'll try not to clog up your inboxes too horribly.
>>
>> Oh hey, one of those things now. If anyone has some time they would like
>> to toss back to the local community, I'll be looking at implementing
>> Kaltura <http://drupal.org/project/kaltura> on
>> http://drupaldesignworkshop.com. I'd be interested in having a chat with
>> anyone has experience with this module.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Calvin Tennant <calvintennant at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I've received confirmation from the school that I am allowed to run the
>>> event. It will be held March 4th - 6th Noon-6pm at George Brown College
>>> School of Design in room 112.
>>>
>>> The Drupal & Design Workshop will be a three day extravaganza of
>>>> designers and drupalers coming together to help each other out. The idea is
>>>> that its a lot easier to learn with people than it is to learn by yourself.
>>>
>>> http://drupaldesignworkshop.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Please have a look at the website (see above) to get more of an idea of
>>> what we're about. Anyone looking to attend or help organise the event please
>>> contact me at this email with your qualifications/interests. We have a
>>> maximum registration of about 30 at this point, so the sooner I get an idea
>>> of the demand the better (we might be able to expand, but the sooner the
>>> better).
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone, hope to see you there!
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Calvin Tennant <calvintennant at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been working with Druapl for about eight months. I got into Drupal
>>>> through a contact at George Brown College SchoolOfDesign, where I go to
>>>> school and work. I did a research project for the college and haven't been
>>>> able to put Drupal down since.
>>>>
>>>> This week I had a few students over at my apartment to teach them a
>>>> thing or two about Drupal. We're all graphic designers (not developers), so
>>>> it was slow going. Over two days I basically introduced them to Drupal, PHP,
>>>> and MySQL and it was a lot of fun. I'd like to do it again, and this is my
>>>> point.
>>>>
>>>> I'm going to see if I can set something up through the school. I'd like
>>>> to do a 'Drupal Design Workshop'. People coming together to help each other,
>>>> no financial strings attached. I think I'll be able to get a room at the
>>>> college for a couple days during the intercession.
>>>>
>>>> Who we're looking for:
>>>> Developers who want to learn more about design
>>>> Designers who want to learn more about development
>>>> People strong in both categories who want to help out
>>>>
>>>> I'd love to have members of the Drupal community come out. Please
>>>> contact me if you're interested!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Calvin Tennant
>>>> calvintennant.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Calvin Tennant
>>> http://calvintennant.com
>>> http://somethingofmuse.com
>>> http://drupaldesignworkshop.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> http://calvintennant.com
>> http://somethingofmuse.com
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