[DUG-TO] Drupal Design Workshop

Mon Mar 8 10:34:34 EST 2010

Many good points Reg. I especially like the idea of making it
degrade nicely.

Anyone have an idea of a target? Bloggers, businesses, non-profits,
something else?

Thanks.

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:33 AM, Reg Charney <reg.charney at entrebahn.com>wrote:

> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>>> http://calvintennant.com
>>>>> http://somethingofmuse.com
>>>>> http://drupaldesignworkshop.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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