Rare glimpse of Apple Store's maintenance page. Nice and simple with helpful local store numbers.
It's been a while since the last post on this blog, hasn't it? Well, we've been really busy with some interesting Drupal projects and how time flies! We'll let you know what the sites are shortly (they're almost live)!
Now we all know that Drupal is becoming one of the most popular open-source platforms for web application and website development. This is particularly true amongst non-profit organisations and social enterprises.However, one of the myths I hear time and again is that all websites built with Drupal look the same. This couldn't be further from the truth. A Drupal website can be designed in any way we like, just as any other website. If this wasn't the case, large, brand-conscious businesses like Sony, MTV and Yahoo! would not be using it for building their public-facing sites.For example, here's an interesting article on some design elements for charity sites: 8 Tips to Design a Charity Website. Notice that a lot of the sites in the example were built with Drupal.We have built numerous sites for our non-profit clients, not one of them look the same, and they all look fantastic :)Update: And minutes after writing this, I came across this Drupal group on design and theming, Design for Drupal, via NikLP's tweet.
One in a while we stumble across a really useful tool that makes life easier, and our work faster. This is one of them: the 960 Grid System.
It is a set of tools for making quick work of prototyping a site design or template. The bundle comes with printable grids, templates for Fireworks, OmniGraffle, Photoshop & Visio, and a CSS framework.Essentially, it breaks a 960 pixel wide layout into 12 or 16 columns for you to play with. The included CSS makes it really easy to convert your design into code - you just specify divs with the appropriate classes and it automatically lays them out for you.We're currently redesigning Redkey's main sie using 960.gs. There's also the Blueprint CSS framework by OlavBjorkoy... haven't used it so can't comment on it, but if you have, do let us know what you think.
