[consulting] How do you find Drupal graphics designers?

[Don]

Too funny. Yes, I get designers that want to change the layout of each page.

I'm a good themer, it's bringing together an ensemble of items to make a 
theme that I'm oblivious to.

-Don-

On 11/1/2010 11:22 AM, Matt Chapman wrote:
> Find people who have contributed themes that don't suck. Also, broaden
> your search outside the Drupal community. From the design side, CMS is
> CMS. Look at actual sites, not just portfolio screenshots. Hire
> someone who has their own blog that they designed, so you know they
> actually use a CMS regularly.
>
> But practically, I face the same challenge. It seems tome that a lot
> of designers still think it's 1995 in terms of user / administrator
> experience, as if the site is only going to change a few timers a
> year.
>
> I recently had to answer a PM at a design agency with "If you want it
> to look /exactly/ like the mock-up, then you can only use Lorem Ipsum
> text..." He got it, but I'm not sure the designer ever did... The text
> in question was from a social network feed that updated hourly.
>
> All the Best,
>
> Matt
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Don<donald at fane.com>  wrote:
>> I have a friend looking for a Drupal aware graphics designer. Finding
>> someone that's aware of how a CMS works, is a good designer and is
>> reliable is something that's always escaped me. Branding and impact as
>> well as user interfacing are important as well.
>> Any recommendations? Feel free to email me directly.
>>
>> -Don-
>> donald at fane.com
>>
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