A Canvas for Creativity - Issues and Techniques When Designing with Drupal 8

We often start with a blank slate or elements provided by a responsive framework when designing Drupal sites. As designers and themers we have to consider structures inherent in all Drupal sites like regions, blocks, displays and views. This session will take a look at specific structures found in every Drupal 8 site. We'll discuss challenges when designing for the web and propose techniques that work with what Drupal output provides. We’ll take a look at the design process and how designing and theming fit in with building out a new Drupal 8 site. The session will propose solutions for incorporating the design process into a project.

Objectives

• Discuss challenges when designing for today’s web
• Take a close look at common Drupal structures and propose design techniques that work within those structures
• Demonstrate different design tools like mood boards and style tiles and how to use them when designing for Drupal
• Review several design processes and how design fits in with building out and developing a Drupal site
• Address how the design process fits into project management

Target Audience

• Creatives who like to talk about design
• Experienced Drupal Themers as well as Web Designers with little or no experience with Drupal
• Web Designers who want to gain a more technical understanding of Drupal
• Project Managers who want to understand the challenges when designing with Drupal