It’s been a good while since I announced we’re working on the redesign of Drupal.org. Two months, a couple of presentations, and seven iterations of the prototype later, a glimmer is at the end of the tunnel.
On thing is for sure, in this instance, Design by Community works.
This is our current thinking on the direction of the branding. We’ve introduced a logo, a ‘splash’, and we’re asking the community for feedback on whether Drupal should be cap D, or not.
Following the latest post, it was clear that there has not been enough explanation, or discussion around why Drupal needs a new logo.
Every wordmark should tell a story. Drupal’s story is a rich and varied one, that is almost impossible to sum up in six letters.
What does Drupal mean to you? We’re asking the Drupal community, in one word, to sum up their experience.
A really interesting part of our project here is developing a new wordmark for Drupal. In this post, I discuss the way I approach wordmark development from a branding and typographic perspective.
Earlier this week, Mark Boulton Design were announced as the redesign partner of the Drupal Association to redesign drupal.org. Together with the outstandingly talented Leisa Reichelt and Carolyn Wood, the team at Mark Boulton Design are thrilled to part of this project.
We’ve finally got around to updating our work section with some projects we’ve been sitting on for a while. There’s more on the way next week, and then a few really big projects we can talk about in a few months time.
The redesigned Applematters, a site dedicated to the ‘serious yet irreverent look at all things Apple’, was launched today.
Designed by Mark Boulton Design, built by Solspace using Expression Engine, the new Apple Matters site has been designed from the ground up to give a richer, more ‘Apple’, experience for the Applematters readership.
Mark Boulton Design’s founder, Mark Boulton has written an article for established internet magazine, .Net on the subject of being your own boss.
Designer, Benn Pearson joins Mark Boulton Design today. We’ve found, during the hiring process, that’s it’s very tricky to find people who are the right fit. Benn fits in perfectly. He has a background in advertising and graphic design and a genuine passion for the web. We’re thrilled to have him join us for what promises to be an exciting year.
Mark Boulton Design are in need of an exceptional designer to join our Cardiff Bay based studio. If you fit the bill, we’d love to hear from you. We’re in a hurry though. Deadline for submissions is Monday 13th August.
Mark Boulton Design has been appointed by Noozz.com—a leader in emerging market business information— to design a new site for their premium service.
Mark Boulton will be speaking at @media 2007 in June this year on the subject of typography.
Nature Publishing Group, esteemed publishers of titles such as Nature, have appointed Mark Boulton Design to redesign their in-house production tools application.
Beyond Belief is a tiny business focussed on making people feel better. What a great idea and we’re just thrilled to be involved.
Monsters and Critics is a Entertainment and World news website that began several years ago as an entertainment site and, as a lot of sites, had outgrown it’s previous form. Mark Boulton Design has been appointed to give the site an overhawl from the ground up.
Paper patient records are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Bristol-based technology company Bluewire Technologies are leading the way with Electronic Patient Records and their flagship product, Epro.
BBC Me and My Health is a website to help people living in Wales become better informed about health and healthcare provision.
Iceland Express, Iceland’s low-cost airline, has asked our help to redesign their booking system from the ground up.