The Lullabot Learning Series continues with a hands-on look at Drupal's theming system. In this 2 hour and 44 minute long in-depth video guide, Nate Haug, Jeff Robbins, and James Walker explain the steps for translating a web design into a Drupal theme. The video explains Drupal's design vernacular, concepts, and special needs. The team shows how to associate the proper CSS & Javascript files, add all of the necessary regions, and control the HTML output through page and node-specific templates. You'll learn about the best tools and strategies for controlling the look and feel of your Drupal website. This video covers the basics of Drupal theming. Drupal's more complex theming topics are covered in the Advanced Theming video which pairs with this video and finishes the complete implementation of the 960 Robots theme used in both videos.

1. Introduction
2. Overview of Drupal theming
3. Setting up environment & switching themes
4. Design-to-theme translation strategies
5. Theming tools: Firebug & Web Developer
6. Overview of .info files
7. Creating a theme & applying CSS
8. Overview of template files
9. Creating the page template
10. Filling out the site & adding regions
11. Working with node templates
12. Using the Theme Developer tool
13. Adding javascript to a theme
14. Exploring page template variables
15. Adding a screenshot to your theme
16. Conclusion

Examples in this video are based on Drupal 6 and its variants.

The example 960 Robots Drupal theme as well as a complete download of the finished Drupal site used in this video are available for reference. Also available are the original HTML, CSS and JavaScript template files from the designer.

Very Impressive!
Very impressed. Again like the previous video everything is explained very clearly. If your theme developer or a module developer looking to get in on some theming action the n this is all you need. Many thanks to the Lullabots :-) – Paul Booker (via Get Satisfaction)

Lullabot has guided such companies as MTV, Sony Music, Lifetime Television, IBM, Popular Science, and Fast Company in building and growing their Drupal websites. Recognized as some of the most influential and well-respected developers, consultants, and educators in the Drupal community, the team is responsible for best-selling Drupal books and Drupal workshops and seminars worldwide.

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Produced by Jeff Robbins. Directed and edited by Kent Bye.
Shot in widescreen format
Region-free DVD
Total running time: 2hr 44min
Download size: 1.2 GB