Just got my copy of one of Packt's books, "CMS Design with PHP and JQuery"! Packt always puts out high-quality books at all levels of web design, so when they asked me to review it, I was excited to get my [disclosure: free] copy.

The title is a little misleading to designers - there's little in the way of "design", although from an engineering perspective, they may consider it design. I'd rather it be called "building," or something less open to interpretation.… Read more »

Drupal is awesome. I've been a big fan for a couple years, now, and I'm convinced that there's nothing it can't do. It's biggest problem, however, has been the learning curve. With the latest version of Drupal 7 out on the horizon, I think we finally have a WordPress-killer, since getting a website design up and running is now just as easy as the famed blogging platform. Don't get me wrong, WordPress is great, but it has a very narrow use-case. I think with Drupal 7, we'll see many more web designers venturing into what was once Programmerland to create stunning, beautiful and versatile websites.… Read more »

In my recent advocacy for Drupal as being perfect for small websites and designers, I have decided to start writing tutorials. These tutorials will be perfect for web designers, rather than developers, because that's the area I see myself in. Drupal has a steep learning curve, but once the concepts are tackled, I think it's accessible enough for people who don't know how to write code.… Read more »