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Drupal: Customizing Volumes of Content

an iFactoryEd webinar

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Who is iFactory?•Based in Boston•Interactive design and development company with over 20

years experience•A division of RDW Group, a full-service agency•Designers, strategic consultants, information architects,

usability experts, developers•Higher ed profiles include:

colleges & universities | public & private

large & small | ivy league to community colleges

undergraduate & graduate | Massachusetts to California

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Where to find uswww.ifactory.com

blog: interactivity.ifactory.com

Find us as iFactoryBoston:

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What you’ll learn today:

• Customizing display of complex content types, including using Javascript blinds to show/hide information

• Setting up a variety of views for different ways to list, filter and sort content

• Tagging to enable highlighting content which otherwise does not get enough attention

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Your presenter

Lisa Sawin Solutions Architect for iFactory

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Complex content

• Databases, services, software, courses, etc

• Lots of associated information• Users may be confused about what

these content types really are

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Complex content

• Databases, services, software, courses, etc

• Lots of associated information• Users may be confused about what

these content types really are

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Complex content

• Databases, services, software, courses, etc

• Lots of associated information• Users may be confused about what

these content types really are

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Begins with information architecture

• Consistent, structured layout• Understandable terms• Expected interactions• Test with users

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Begins with information architecture

• Consistent, structured layout• Understandable terms• Expected interactions• Test with users

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Begins with information architecture

• Consistent, structured layout• Understandable terms• Expected interactions• Test with users

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Begins with information architecture

• Consistent, structured layout• Understandable terms• Expected interactions• Test with users

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Begins with information architecture

• Consistent, structured layout• Understandable terms• Expected interactions• Test with users

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Graphic design comes next

• Use of color, font, spacing• Lock down presentation of information

to match design

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Graphic design comes next

• Use of color, font, spacing• Lock down presentation of information

to match design

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Creatively remove excess info

• Blinds to hide some of the content• Icons• Link intuitively

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Creatively remove excess info

• Blinds to hide some of the content• Icons• Link intuitively

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Creatively remove excess info

• Blinds to hide some of the content• Icons• Link intuitively

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Use a variety of list styles

• A-Z index• Exposed filters• Break down into menu items

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Use a variety of list styles

• A-Z index• Exposed filters• Break down into menu items

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Use a variety of list styles

• A-Z index• Exposed filters• Break down into menu items

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Related content blocks

• Sitewide vocabulary to connect content

• Blocks to display on single node pages

• Context to place blocks

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Related content blocks

• Sitewide vocabulary to connect content

• Blocks to display on single node pages

• Context to place blocks

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Related content blocks

• Sitewide vocabulary to connect content

• Blocks to display on single node pages

• Context to place blocks

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Related content blocks

• Sitewide vocabulary to connect content

• Blocks to display on single node pages

• Context to place blocks

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Complex content types

• Well-architected and designed information is easier to parse

• Targeted listing pages help users find relevant content

• Related content blocks allow for serendipitous discovery

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Complex content types

• Well-architected and designed information is easier to parse

• Targeted listing pages help users find relevant content

• Related content blocks allow for serendipitous discovery

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Complex content types

• Well-architected and designed information is easier to parse

• Targeted listing pages help users find relevant content

• Related content blocks allow for serendipitous discovery

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