- Web Design - Live Website Redesign: Discussing Drupal

Drupal expert Chris Stauffer joins host Jose Caballer and Xin Chung to take viewer questions and discuss the planning of the ThisWeekIn redesign.

00:59 Introductions for Chris Stauffer and Xin Chung
01:55 The importance of insurance
05:17 Co-working at Blank Spaces
06:48 Why choose Drupal over Wordpress?
08:28 Why is Drupal growing so quickly amongst media sites versus Expression Engine and Joomla?
11:00 Chris's introduction to Drupal
12:12 Chris's history and a description of his company, Stauffer New Media Development
13:25 "I started out as a Business Process Engineer"
14:08 Chris's early clients included Toshiba, Nestle, Lexus, & Infospace.
14:28 What are the differences between working for a large client versus a smaller one?
15:35 Small companies want cheap websites -- how do you convince them otherwise?
16:40 Drupal is tricky.
18:26 Xin talks about developing iOS games.
21:15 The importance of variable scope when approaching a client
22:38 Coming from Wordpress, what is the best way to learn Drupal?
23:10 Lullabot is a great resource for learning Drupal www.lullabot.com
25:07 Becoming part of the Drupal community is the best way to learn Drupal.
25:46 How do you handle open-source solutions with clients?
27:39 "If you hear me say there's a module for that, you should be smiling"
30:05 How do you use Drupal to develop a site like www.uxmag.com?
31:10 Stupid, stupid clients.
32:32 Is Drupal difficult to use for video-based sites?
34:25 Dealing with Drupal installs. (http://www.drupalgardens.com/)
36:05 Jose disses PBWorks because...of their font selection?
37:13 Graphic Design for Non-Designers (http://amzn.to/GraphicDesignForNonDesigners)
38:42 Custom backend options for Drupal
41:30 Getting a team to adopt a new platform
44:10 Discussing the ThisWeekIn sitemap