On the Trail Blog Archives

The first thing new Drupal developers ask me is, "How do I make my new Drupal site look different from the rest?" Drupal 5 Themes by Ric Shreves is the first book dedicated entirely to theming Drupal. This topic certainly deserves its own book and I'm glad we now have it. (On the down side Drupal 6 is already released and Drupal 7 is in the works.)

Somehow I’ve been able to avoid advanced theming by using sub-contractors or taking themes from the Drupal Theme Garden. But I realize that designers and programmers cannot go it alone. In order to build the most interactive sites, we need to reach across the gap and learn a bit about each other’s craft. Enter Drupal 5 Themes.

Organic Groups Panels (ogp) is a new Drupal module that I think will become a phenomenon. Thanks to everyone who created this module (and its dependents)! It comes just in time for a project I'm working on now. Sweet!

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Ann Arbor Drupal Users Group (A2 Drupal) 1 year anniversary party on 3/31. Switchback sponsored the event by providing tasty snacks and delicious home brew from our own Mike Hofmockel.

We also donated 3 copies of Pro Drupal Development for a door-prize raffle. 7 books total were available—5 went to lucky guests and 2 were donated to the Ann Arbor library by the A2 Drupal group.

A special thanks goes out to Ann Arbor Spark for their ongoing support of the group by providing us with a convenient place to meet at Spark Central. It was also great to see Scott Olson from Spark come down there to join the festivities.