Plan Your CHUNKS: Future-proofing your Site’s Information Architecture (2014 DrupalCamp Atlanta)
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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?