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Managing Complex Projects with Design Components

conference: SassConf 2013

SassConf 2013 presentation

Using Twig: The New Template Engine in Drupal 8

conference: Drupalcon Portland 2013

Drupal 8 will have a fancy new template engine (Twig) and a simplified theme layer. We'll show you the new syntax (don't worry, it's easy) and walk through how you can actually use Twig in your every day lives.

Making Drupal 8 Mobilicious

conference: Drupalcon Portland 2013

The mobile revolution is upon us. If Drupal doesn't adapt to this changing web landscape, it will be the next Microsoft Frontpage. Fortunately, many people have been working hard to ensure Drupal 8 has a full spectrum of support for mobile solutions. In this session, you'll see first-hand the mobile-friendly features of Drupal 8. And you’ll also learn how you can help the Drupal 8 Mobile Initiative finish its work before 8.0 is released.

Creating Responsive Drupal Sites with Zen Grids and the Zen 5 Theme

webinar: Acquia Webinar

Too many responsive websites fall into the “move the sidebars around” trap and end up looking the same as any other responsive site. By combining the CSS of Zen Grids and the smart markup of the Zen 5 theme, you can create a stellar, unique responsive design for your website with ease.

Rethinking responsive building techniques with Drupal

meetup: Berkeley Drupal User Group

We've had over a year to think about how "Responsive web design" affects us. The relatively straightforward techniques described in Ethan Marcotte's book and A List Apart article won't be covered in this session. Instead, we'll think about the limitations we've placed on ourselves with our current building techniques and how to break free from them. Break free from regions. Break free from CSS limitations. Break free from the difficulties inherit in responsive design.

Rethinking Responsive Building Techniques with Sass and Drupal Themes and Modules

meetup: Berkeley Drupal User Group

We’ve had over a year to think about how “Responsive web design” affects us. In this session, we’ll think about the limitations we’ve placed on ourselves with our current layout building techniques and how to break free from them. Break free from regions. Break free from CSS limitations. Break free from the difficulties inherit in responsive design.

Re-thinking the render/theme layers

conference: Drupalcon Denver 2012

Drupal 7’s theme layer is powerful, flexible and massively complicated. With the introduction of the Render API into our template files and the double preprocess/process functions, the number of different ways that a piece of content might get rendered has made it difficult for themers to figure out… what the hell is going on at any given moment.

Making Drupal Core Mobile-Friendly

conference: Drupalcon Denver 2012

Drupal Eight needs to be mobile-friendly. One of the tasks in the core Mobile Initiative is to bring a quality user experience to the administration interface in line with the expectations set by native applications.

This session covers the challenges, pitfalls, and potential solutions for the initiative, as well as outlining future road maps and how you can get involved.

Rethinking Responsive Building Techniques with Drupal

conference: Drupalcon Denver 2012

We’ve had over a year to think about how “Responsive web design” affects us. In this session, we’ll think about the limitations we’ve placed on ourselves with our current layout building techniques and how to break free from them. Break free from regions. Break free from CSS limitations. Break free from the difficulties inherit in responsive design.

Become an IA superstar: building essential navigation in Drupal

conference: Drupalcon Chicago 2011

Learn how to slice, sort, expand, and tweak Drupal’s menus in flexible ways to build a usable Information Architecture for your website.