DrupalConParis2009 - usability

Building blocks for your module's UI

Bojhan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:58:54 +0000

There are more interface patterns available to Drupal module developers then ever before. Drupal has standars for writing code. But what about the interface?

Tabs, accordions, fieldsets, overlays, hover links etc. When to use which?

Join Bojhan Somers and Roy Scholten from the UX-Team for a tour of the available options and some advice on when to use each one. Consider this talk the kick-off for getting our ui-pattern library in shape. It's been asked for a lot.

We will cover the following topics :

UI-Pattrens

Speaker bio:

Bojhan Somers is UX-Team member and has been active in Drupal's usability the past two years. Works as User experience consultant on (web)applications, websites and devices.

Co presenters:

yoroy

Rahisi - a new look at the admin interface

voidberg — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:57:29 +0000

I don't know about you but Drupal's admin interface has been a constant pain for me and for my clients. Something had to be done. :)

In this talk I will present Rahisi, a new admin for Drupal which focuses on the fact that users want to manage their content and not their site.

Curious? Vote. :)

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Day 2

Speaker bio:

Alexandru Badiu is a Drupal developer from Romania who fell in love with Drupal 6 years ago and hasn't looked back since.

From Vancouver to Vladivostok via I18N and Views: Migrating osce.org to Drupal

valic — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:57:17 +0000

The OSCE is in the process of migrating its website from an in-house CMS to Drupal.

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Day 3

Speaker bio:

Velimir Alic is a Website Architect at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). He has more than 18 years of experience in software development and managing software development projects in international and non-governmental organizations. Velimir currently manages the relaunch of the OSCE’s public website, migrating it to Drupal from an in-house content management system.

Crowdsourcing Usability Testing in Drupal

leisa — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:26:04 +0000

I have a dream....

.... that one day, in addition to screenshots of the UI, we will also be able to reference video clips of usability testing for any UX related issue in the issue queue. Showing both evidence of people experiencing the problem and why they are having that problem and also video clips showing the proposed design solution being tested and demonstrating that the design does in fact work.

If there is one thing that can get design and UX discussions out from behind the bikeshed, it is a shed load of usability testing.

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Day 2

Speaker bio:

Leisa Reichelt is a design researcher and user experience designer who worked with Mark Boulton Design on the D7UX project. She blogs at www.disambiguity.com

How Open Design will drive Drupal 8

Bojhan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:16:26 +0000

How the current initiatives have opened the doors for a better design process for Drupal 8. While our modules become more abstract and empowers more users, we will need new ways of tackling complex interface issues.

We will tackle the following topics :

Designing Drupal 8
Embracing design chaos
Untouched interfaces such as Fields UI, Installation profiles

Speaker bio:

Bojhan Somers is UX-Team member and has been active in Drupal's usability the past two years. Works as User experience consultant on (web)applications, websites and devices.

Kill your programmer - Easy Installing Drupal modules and themes in D7

JacobSingh — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:09:08 +0000

I just want a website.
Why the hell not?

I heard that Drupal does everything you want and more
Of course it does

I heard that it was free
Like beer

I heard it was easy to set it up yourself
Sure...

I can add on all kinds of free themes and modules that do anything from mapping your house to doing your taxes
Yeah! 2500 and counting!

Anyone can install new modules! and update them when they change

Speaker bio:

I am a Principal Engineer for Acquia. I mostly work on Acquia Search, I'm also an American expat living in New Delhi. I will write more, when I have more time.

Does Drupal Suck? A Contrarian View On The Best CMS

gr — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:23:06 +0000

Drupal is the best Open Source CMS, and probably more. It is also a great source of frustration for many of its supporters.

This presentation will walk you trough a selection of EPIC FAILS from the point of view of a long time Drupal integrator, user and fan. It also tries to offer solutions to those problems, including prototypes, code contributions and sponsoring.

Also, you will laugh. Half-heartedly.

Speaker bio:

Usability expert based in Paris, France with 13 years experience as Product Manager for various software development companies. The products I designed, specified and oversaw are a wide range of web sites and desktop applications, both for consumers and businesses. I use Drupal since 2001. In 2006 I founded 8 Points, a holistic design agency for Web, Mac and Windows application. Drupal is my weapon of choice for web projects, but I also use and recommend WordPress.