Drupal Fundamentals LiveLesson Bundle [Paperback]

Emma Jane Hogbin (Author), Konstantin Kafer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2012 | ISBN-10: 0137040369 | ISBN-13: 978-0137040360 | Edition: 1

Drupal is the world's best tool for building sophisticated Web sites that are easy to edit and update. Used by organizations ranging from NASA to The Onion, it's now the #1 open source content management system, with more than 200,000 downloads every month. This package is the best available resource for everyone who wants to master customization with Drupal. It brings together the Drupal video training course, Drupal Fundamentals: LiveLessons and today's leading guide to site customization, Front End Drupal: Designing, Theming, Scripting Renowned Drupal experts Emma Jane Hogbin and Konstantin Käfer teach every skill needed to transform bland, boxy sites into engaging, irresistible experiences. They focus on visual and interactive design, offering extensive coverage of customization, and many step-by-step case studies. The DVD and book, both by the same authors, work together seamlessly. The Drupal Fundamentals DVD delivers powerful just-in-time training at a small fraction of the cost of classroom training. The companion book, Front End Drupal, offers even deeper insights and examples for building any type of site, no matter how challenging

 

• Complete personal training on Drupal site development by two top experts: watch the DVD, then get even deeper insights from the #1 Drupal site customization guide, Front End Drupal
• Move from the basics through advanced interactivity, with expert guidance and practical examples
• For everyone who wants to build great web sites that are easy to edit and update

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About the Author

Emma Jane Hogbin builds online communities and helps not-for-profits implement technology-based communications. A Web developer since 1996, she built the Drupal back-end of CrochetMe.com and volunteers on Drupal's documentation team. Konstantin Käfer, an experienced Drupal developer and project contributor, is user interface engineer at NowPublic, a citizen journalism Web site built with Drupal. During Google's Summer of Code 2006 project, he worked to improve Drupal's administrative front end. He has spoken at several DrupalCons and other open source conferences, and blogs on Drupal at kkaefer.com. Hogbin and Käfer authored Front End Drupal.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (October 10, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137040369
• ISBN-13: 978-0137040360
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• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,537,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Emma Jane Hogbin teaches designers how to make beautiful Web sites using Drupal. Emma's first book, Front End Drupal, is recognized in the industry as the most important book for Drupal designers. She has been teaching Internet technologies since 2002 and has been building Web sites for well over a decade.

Emma is a highly sought-after speaker and trainer. Her presentations have taken her to France, Belgium, Hungary, Canada, New Zealand, England and the United States. In addition to her engaging conference presentations, Emma has also worked as a technical college instructor at Humber College and Seneca College, and has worked on curriculum development for Humber College and the Ubuntu Linux distribution.

Emma encourages non-traditional participation in technology through craft and believes that everyone is capable of mastering the tools that surround them. To help make technology more engaging she open sourced one of her knitting patterns so that others could knit their own Drupal Socks too. Every year Emma sponsors an award for "Most Creative Use of Technology by a Senior Female Student" at her old high school, West Hill Secondary School, in Owen Sound, Canada.