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Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Design and Prototyping for Drupal by Dani Nordin. Itching to build interesting projects with Drupal, but confused by the way it handles design challenges? This concise guide helps small teams and solo website designers understand how Drupal works by demonstrating the ways it outputs content.
In the second of three volumes Itching to build interesting projects with Drupal, but confused by the way it handles design challenges?
In the second of three volumes on Drupal design, award-winning designer Dani Nordin takes you beyond basic site planning and teaches you key strategies for working with themes, layouts, and wireframes. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Design and Prototyping for Drupal , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Design and Prototyping for Drupal.
Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Feb 19, Eugene Mah rated it really liked it Shelves: If you're new ish to Drupal, this isn't the book you want to start with. If you're an intermediate or seasoned developer looking to streamline or improve the dev cycle, you'll find some useful nuggets in this book. As someone who hasn't done too much out-of-the-box Drupal s If you're new ish to Drupal, this isn't the book you want to start with. As someone who hasn't done too much out-of-the-box Drupal stuff yet, I found it a useful read and learned a few new things about Drupal.
It won't make you a professional Drupal-er overnight, but there are some good tips and tricks for designing and prototyping Drupal sites. Wahiaronkwas David rated it it was amazing May 05, Julio Sueiras rated it liked it Jan 20, StrudelNZ rated it really liked it Jan 07, Mark Reilly rated it liked it Sep 11, Gil Curry rated it liked it Feb 11, Hendrik rated it it was ok May 13, Genghis Mendoza rated it liked it Mar 03, Luke rated it really liked it May 16, Iva rated it really liked it Nov 13, These include pricing guidelines, project discovery ideas, and handling the payments when the project is finished.
By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Measure and Refine Section 4. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Concrete examples replace abstract ideas about needs and implementations. Getting Started with Drupal Theming: Once the developers have at least some grip on how to build what the client needs, they can try out different tools for reaching the goal.
Dani was even nice enough to add sample documents that you can mimic for your own work orders and project proposals. The content does feel a bit fractured at times, but the writing style is simple and easy to get through. Designers will not struggle to comprehend anything written in this book. Developers should naturally steer clear and go for an intro coding book like Drupal 8 for Absolute Beginners. It reads more like a conversation with a professional designer who touches upon Drupal as a foundation, but focuses more on the actual design process.
Small quotes and interviews with other professionals are littered throughout the pages to help you understand important concepts. The prototyping suggestions and grid system recommendations are simply incredible. For example, the author says that Windows installs can be difficult especially with the Drush command line for Drupal.
Granted there is a decent explanation of the theme hierarchy and how to customize some basic features. But I really wish the author included more detail regarding the technical aspects of theming to either significantly customize existing themes or to build your own from scratch.
I also noticed how the later chapters covering client proposals feel very similar to the early chapters covering prototyping and project management. It almost feels disorganized in the sense that client proposals could have come long before the Drupal content. Ultimately I think the biggest complaint is a lack of explicit Drupal content.
Going into this book I knew it would be predominantly based in design. Drupal for Designers is a refreshing read in the face of so many technical books. It will appeal to all designers and even some developers who want to pick up Drupal from scratch with foundational knowledge first.
The writing style is very simple and easy to follow. Dani provides real pragmatic advice for conceptualizing a project, designing the layout, and working this into a real Drupal project. The accompanying visuals obviously make learning a whole lot easier and help you move through the chapters with clarity. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone getting started with Drupal.
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Alex is a fullstack developer with years of experience working in digital agencies and as a freelancer.