Theming Out of the Box: Trends in Design and Usability

Posted by prestonso on Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 6:21pm GMT
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Effective theming is the way to go for a powerful, engaging website. This session offers a look at how to create a site that doesn't look like it's Drupal, as well as an overview of ways to improve usability in conjunction with theming. We'll talk about options in theming, cutting-edge trends in CSS that anticipate a facelifted web, aesthetics as applied to the web, and designing something refreshing and exemplary. Any level of ability in Drupal or web design welcome! This is a joint session by Matthew Tucker and Preston So, lead web designers at Monarch Digital in Colorado Springs.

Agenda: 
  • Stretching the limits of how websites look and feel
  • Form vs functionality
  • Proximity, whitespace in design
  • Recent developments in CSS
  • Web as an application
  • Designing outside of the Drupal box
  • General discussion and q&a
Prerequisites: 
  • Knowledge of HTML
  • At least some proficiency in CSS
  • Knowledge of basic Drupal theming
Goals: 

Get your website out of the cookie cutter look and improve its user experience!

There have been several

Submitted by ultimateboy on Sun, 07/27/2008 - 11:33.

There have been several requests asking for an online version of the slides used during the Theming Out of the Box presentation given by Matthew Tucker and Preston So on Saturday.

I have imported the PowerPoint into Google Docs and have this online presentation available for viewing here: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dqtwsmc_48cx69nrf9

If you would like more information regarding the presentation, feel free to contact Matt (ultimateboy) or Preston (prestonso). You can also talk to them both throughout this afternoon.