plan your chunks: future-proofing your site’s information architecture (2014 drupalcamp atlanta)
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Master the tools in your Drupal site-building arsenal to future-proof your information design! See sloppy blobs battle discrete chunks - and lose! Learn basic concepts AND expert tips for organizing your website. Uncover secret strategies for making findable, usable content and sites that are easy to support and migrate. Win PRIZES!! Some of the topics covered include: why and how to PLAN your names, the magic of spreadsheets, always be multilingual-able, why NOT to share fields, when and why to use tags, and more! No Drupal knowledge required, and a number of these insights will apply to ANY Web project you are planning.TRANSCRIPT
Plan your Chunks!
@adellefrank (adellefrank.com)
2014 October 5
DrupalCamp Atlanta
Future-proofing your Site’s Information Architecture
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A bit about me & about DrupalA bit about me & about Drupal
Hi, I’m drupal
I make websites …with help from Adelle
and YOU!
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Who are Y’ALL?Who are Y’ALL?
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OutlineOutline
*PRIZES for participation!
1.Why Plan your Chunks?
2.How to Plan?
3.Which Chunks to Plan?
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Why Plan? Karen McGrane 2013 KeynoteWhy Plan? Karen McGrane 2013 Keynote
http://karenmcgrane.com/2013/05/23/drupalcon-keynote-video-and-talk-notes/
"It’s a war of blobs versus chunks: sloppy blobs of where there’s no distinction between content & form VS. clean, flexible, presentation-independent chunks.”
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Why Plan? Zombie / Device ApocalypseWhy Plan? Zombie / Device Apocalypse
IA DEFINITION:
Designing and building
STRUCTURES
that make it easier to
FIND, USE, & MANAGE
shared information
on any DEVICE.
Photo Credits: hello world by Windell Oskay (https://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/472097903); Samsung Galaxy Gear by [email protected] (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samsung_Galaxy_Gear_Comparison.jpg); Flat Screen LCD television by Vector Fresh (http://vector4free.com/vector/flat-screen-lcd-television)
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When NOT Planning hurt YOU?When NOT Planning hurt YOU?
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Why Plan? Change happens & is HARD: be KindWhy Plan? Change happens & is HARD: be Kind
• Changes
– Updates
– Migrations
– New web technologies
– My organization
• Easier to change in PLANNING than on LIVE site! (know system limitations & gotchas)
• Be nice to your future self, authors, & those who come after you.
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How do YOU Plan sites?How do YOU Plan sites?
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How to Plan?How to Plan?
• Think BEFORE you click
• Self-documenting, as you go
• Use simple tools (like Checklists)– Drupal Groups, Content planning checklist for a
Drupal site https://groups.drupal.org/node/144374
– John Walling, Drupal Project Check List https://checkvist.com/checklists/61331?simple=true
• Think in CHUNKS
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Which Chunks to Plan? Drupalese 101Which Chunks to Plan? Drupalese 101
Drupalese 101:
http://drupalcampatlanta.com/node/154
@annikagarbers is a better explainer than me, but I’ll try!
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Which Chunks to Plan? Mental MapWhich Chunks to Plan? Mental Map
http://druvision.com/content/drupal-information-architecture
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Which Chunks to Plan? Imitate GurusWhich Chunks to Plan? Imitate Gurus
• Larry Garfield, Developing Drupal sites: Plan or Perish http://www.palantir.net/blog/developing-drupal-sites-plan-or-perish
• Jody Lynn, Semantic Site Architecture https://austin2014.drupal.org/session/semantic-site-architecture Older version of slides at: http://www.slideshare.net/jhamiltoorion/semantic-site-building-drupal-7
• Kristen Pol, Hook 42 Presentations at Stanford Drupal Camp http://www.hook42.com/blog/hook-42-presentations-stanford-drupal-camp
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Questions?Questions?