Web Design Workshop and Seminar - Web, Drupal & Basecamp 101
September 17th, 2009 9:00am in basecamp, css, drupal, html, talk
Ten Seven, a web design studio in Minneapolis, is hosting a one day workshop and seminar about the things you should know before you design your first website: it’s geared towards people who are somehow involved in the process of creating a website - designers, art directors, writers, editors, project managers and like-minded creatives. You’ll learn about the parameters your design should have that HTML outlines for you; what the content management system Drupal can do for you and your clients; and simple, simple project management for web projects using Basecamp. Register now!
What
Three 2 hour sessions, with much interaction, questions and answers, examples and how-to’s led by Ivan Stegic as follows:
- Web 101 for Designers
What you need to know before you design your first website
Based on a talk given to the Twin Cities Creatives’ Group, this session will cover the following:- What is HTML and CSS? What about XHTML, HTML 5? What jargon should I learn?
- What size do I make my website?
- How do I do positioning, layout, line breaks, color matching… ?
- When do I use a JPG or a GIF or a PNG? What is a PNG?
- Browsers and platform differences and how to embrace them
- What fonts do I use? Safely?
- Tips to keep your insanity as a designer!
- Drupal 101 for the rest of us
What can this CMS thingy do for me or my clients?
A great content management system can give your clients the control they desire over their own website and free you to do what you do best. This session will cover:- What the heck is a CMS?
- Drupal as a CMS, what it’s made of, how to get it
- Core functionalities of Drupal and why you should pay attention
- Different environments & setting Drupal up on your own computer
- Drupal modules - there’s a party out there
- The modules I don’t leave home without
- Basecamp 101
Simple project management: keep sites on track, clients happy
When I first started Ten Seven, I only had two or three clients. Their needs were really easy to keep track of in my head… but once I got more clients and projects, things quickly become unmanageable without a system. Enter Basecamp, from 37signals. We’ll cover:- Simple, simple, simple project management
- It’s a web app, everyone can use it
- Different plans, choose the right one: we use time tracking
- Organize into clear projects and companies
- The dashboard, and why you’ll love it
- Do all your communication through Basecamp: messages, files, threads and comments online, through email or an app.
- To-do lists, milestones and when to use each one
- Writeboards, for those of us who are writers! Or, need to share private information.
- Throw Microsoft Project in the trash
When
This full day seminar will take place on Thursday, September 17th, 2009. Check in will start at 09:00am, with a welcome and the first session starting at 9:30am:
09:00am to 09:30am
Check in
09:30am to 11:30am
Welcome and first session: Web 101 for Designers
11:30am to 12:30pm
Lunch, either at the Club or on your own
12:45pm to 02:45pm
Second session: Drupal 101 for the rest of us
03:00pm to 05:00pm
Third session: Basecamp 101, how to use simple project management
Where
The seminar will take place at The Minneapolis Club in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday September 17th, 2009 from 9am to 5pm. Seating is limited, so please register today to guarantee yourself a spot.
Main Dining Room on the 3rd Floor
The Minneapolis Club
729 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Club Requirements
To preserve the decorum and rich traditions of the Minneapolis Club, please observe the following guidelines:
- Business casual in the dining room at all times.
- A “Tie-Optional” Policy is allowed
- A Jacket is mandatory in the Main Dining Room for men and is recommended throughout the Club. Courtesy jackets are available at the Front Desk for members and guests.
As a courtesy to members and guests in dining rooms and other public areas, guests are requested to turn their cell phones off or use the “vibrate” function. Cell phone use is restricted to the courtesy phone booths.
Who
Ivan Stegic is a husband, a dad, a technut, an Apple fanboi and also the creator of http://PeriscopeGadget.com — he also started Ten Seven Interactive in 2007 after working in R&D Labs of large companies but has also been responsible for the day to day technology operations of a software startup. More on his background is on LinkedIn. See what other people are saying about him.
Registration
Registration is only $149 for the whole day and includes all 3 sessions. You may park at The Minneapolis Club during the entire length of the seminar and lunch with us, for an additional fee.
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