Building a Custom Module – Part 3
This is part 3, of a 3 part tutorial for creating a custom module for drupal 7. If you haven’t already done so, you may wish to look at part 1 and part 2 first. Anyway, here is the source code of this tutorial. First of all, though, I have to
What running longer taught me about working smarter
I like to run. A lot. I log more miles than the average bear, which to some people is nuts, but I find it very therapeutic. This mindset comes in handy as I am currently training for a 70-mile, ultra marathon race (it may involve going up and over a
Working With The Paragraphs Module For Drupal
Recently, I started using the Paragraphs Module to develop landing pages for Drupal Websites. If you haven’t used it before, go check it out. It’s really user-friendly. I feel like it’s a replacement for field collections. However, unlike field collections, paragraphs allow you to choose a different set of fields each
11 Things I would Tell my Past Self About Being a Graphic Designer
Party Like it’s 1999 As I write this article, I have been in the graphic design business for about 17 years. It’s been a long but rewarding haul. In 1999, I launched my first graphic design business… Steel Dolphin Creative. I had cultivated a few clients from networking at the
Drupal and Masonry, without the tears of Frustration
I recently had to create a new layout that mimicked the Pinterest layout. Masonry to the rescue! (sorta…) With Drupal already crapping out the content via views, we could just use the Masonry views plugin, right? Sorta. Well, it worked. … sorta. There were problems, and I don’t like problems,
Meet the Interns: Jordan Meier
Recently, Cheeky Monkey Media selected two interns from the Epicodus Drupal Development Track. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Epicodus, it is “a vocational school for aspiring programmers” based in Portland, Oregon. After what seemed like weeks of listening to Gene and Rick interview potential interviews, where they