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Building A Community Of Drupal Designers

Posted on: Fri, 2009-03-06 11:07 | By: matt | In:

Have you ever wondered where all the drupal designers are? It's easy to find a drupal coder. Drupal is full of coders doing some great things. But, designers are a lot harder to find and are a much rarer species. I would go so far as to call them an endangered species. So, what can we do get them off the endangered species list?

At Drupalcon DC we held a Birds of a Feather session to ask just this question. Just about everyone in the room was a designer. Below is most of the audio... but, be warned that is was recorded on the fly and my battery went dead with about a minute of conversation left.

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This leaves me wondering where the designers go next? A first step is that there will be a room for them all day on Friday (Rm. 156) and Saturday at Drupalcon DC. Beyond that I hope those in the rooms can get a bright future started.

Comments

#1 A Bright Future

Submitted by Jeff Geerling on Fri, 2009-03-06 16:48.

I think Drupal designers have a very bright future! I really wish I could be in that room on Friday, but alas, I'm stuck in St. Louis.

#2 thanx dude

Submitted by mortendk on Wed, 2009-03-11 19:59.

Matt Thanx for taking up this initiative we rocked dc/dc :)

#3 You're The King

Submitted by matt on Wed, 2009-03-11 22:08.

Morten, thank you for all you are doing. None of this would be possible without your voice, opinion, drive, and style. Let's not screw this up.

#4 About Drupal!

Submitted by Drupal Lover on Mon, 2009-03-16 11:04.

Really thanks for this initiative. you are doing a great job :)

#5 I agree with you, i think

Submitted by betclic on Wed, 2009-05-13 04:49.

I agree with you, i think too this is a really great project ! congrats Matt, you're in the right way ! Drupal need to increase his community !

#6 I am right here, Matt :) Do

Submitted by gaus surahman on Sat, 2009-06-13 10:08.

I am right here, Matt :) Do you really mean building a community site of drupal designers, or you are going to hang it in the air as an eternal question? I'd like to hear any follow up to this. Thanks

#7 A lot has happened since this

Submitted by matt on Tue, 2009-06-16 07:42.

Check out:

We will see what comes from here. I don't think a community site is the right idea. I'd like to see a site with features for designers/themers. A rough spec is already being developed for this.

#8 good idea

Submitted by electro on Wed, 2009-12-02 05:55.

it will be good to have a true community :)