[DUG-TO] Drupal Design Workshop

Mon Mar 8 01:33:13 EST 2010

Calvin,

You are correct about the theme being used in ways we can't predict.
However, to start with, we need to have an idea of what our theme is meant
to facilitate, if only to concentrate our efforts. Whether we subtheme zen
or NineSity is an implementation detail and can be adapted to whatever
limited goals we define at this time.

I have no problem using CSS3. It could be a fun and educational exercise as
well as contributing to the community.

One design consideration is whether this is to be a liquid theme, or more
limited. Also, I believe that it would be a worthwhile goal to develop a
theme that degrades gracefully such as when window is made too narrow or
elements can't fit constraints inherent in the design.

Another possible goal is to develop a generic solution using CSS3 for things
such as tables, block layouts, etc.

Reg

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Calvin Tennant <calvintennant at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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