By David Brix on

Project: Website redesign and production for Non-profit Organization.

Description: looking for a mentor for implementation of Website redesign within the Drupal content management system. I am a web designer and producer with fairly in-depth knowledge of web design and production techniques (XHTML, CSS and some javascript) and very basic working knowledge of PHP, phpMyAdmin, and Drupal. I have taken Lullabot’s Theming course (SF – October) and this is my first project using Drupal.

The website is for a non-profit that produces initiation weekends for young men ages 13 – 20. You can see their current website at www.ymuw.org. The redevelopment of their site will consist of two phases.

    Phase One:
  • Re-design and re-architecture of the site to allow for new content.
  • Re-brand the site visually.
  • Build the site based on Drupal to allow for the addition of interactive features.
    Phase Two:
  • Addition of eCommerce features such as on-line registrations and donations, and an on-line store.
  • Based on community feedback, addition of blogs, forums and perhaps eventually a chat room.

The Design has been completed and I have created a hybrid XHTML/CSS design template for both a two column and a three-column layout. While I should be able to theme the design within Drupal, I need a mentor who can:

  • Point me in the right direction in regards to customizing some of the PHP within the template.
  • Help with best practices for final deployment, maintenance and updates to the site.

In addition, in Phase Two of the websites development, I will need to subcontract some, if not all of the eCommerce implementation within Drupal.

If you are interested in mentoring and working with me, please contact me and we can discuss the specifics of how we can best work together so that everyone wins. Upon starting to work together, I can provide the project-planning document and give you the urls for the static (xhtml/css) design templates.

It is my hope to have the initial Phase One up and live before the end of the month. Phase Two development will start early next year. While this project will not make either of us rich, I want to make it work financially for everyone involved, and am open to discussing all aspects of the project as it develops.

Please contact me via e-mail at: david@image-odyssey.com, or via phone at 510-451-6969.

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