Things We Do in Drupal

Posted: February 25th, 2009 | Author: msh | Filed under: Our Work | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Back in the day, Drupal was for us a platform of necessity. There was a lot to dislike about it: no object architecture to speak of, patchy module support, enormous amounts of spaghetti sprawling through the hooks-based function names, a lot of messy UI, and a deep knowledge of magic words needed to theme an element or alter a behavior.  And on the design side, there was this seemingly deep-set predilection towards boxy pages.

Then we really started using it.  Then Drupal 6 dropped.  Now, D6 is our development platform of choice, and our default platform for many kinds of projects.  Here are a few types that range beyond the typical “site with managed content” category.

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Digesting the 2008 New Media Institute: Part 2

Posted: November 25th, 2008 | Author: msh | Filed under: Our Work | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

The NMI conference comprises different streams of activity, and changes format every year.  There are guest speakers, social events, and workshops, with the focus and theme changing each time.  One common element is a set of projects sponsored by NBPC, with each project produced or prototyped by a different team and presented at the end of the conference.

Here’s a rundown of the projects this year, starting with the two where we played a significant role.  These are all available on Black Public Media.

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