In the Drupal community the phrase “There’s a module for that” is pretty much synonymous with Apple’s “There’s an app for that”. So it was a bit surprising when Trent, ImageX’s ‘walking module encyclopedia’, mentioned the lack of an existing module allowing developers to add links to the contextual links widgets in Drupal 7. There are a number of Drupal 6 modules that create a nice shortcut to edit/delete a node or to configure a block without actually clicking through the entire menu structure. Developers that used any of these modules immediately added them to their own personal ‘must install’ module lists and as a result, and much to the delight of the community, this became a core feature in Drupal 7. On it’s own the core module adds contextual link widgets to nodes and blocks and there are a number of modules that add their own links as well.

The time to propose sessions for DrupalCon Denver has officially closed. The good folks here at ImageX have put together a list of sessions we proposed. Check them out below and if they are interesting to you, scurry over to the Drupalcon site and cast your vote! Voting closes November 14th! Heads Up 7 Up – Migration to Drupal 7 Presenters: Benjamin Koether & Shea McKinney There are some amazing new features in Drupal 7 and you want to get your hands on them. New modules are coming out for it every day.

I just finished my second week at ImageX, and my excitement level has barely dropped since I began. I hit the ground running, drafting a social media strategy and learning Drupal SEO optimization all within the first week. At some offices the adjustment period might be stressful or overwhelming, but the atmosphere at ImageX was immediately welcoming and lighthearted. I am still blown away by the passion and talent of the team, but more than anything it is attitude that sets ImageX apart. The entire group is extremely down to earth, and mixes just the right amount of fun and humour into their work. I began at ImageX at a very exciting time for the company.

At the recent DrupalCon event in Chicago, Adobe Fireworks showed evidence of tiptoeing further into the web design field. But how does it measure up? While some supporting evidence exists for using Fireworks for web design (see previous post), there are additional time saving benefits that boost its awesomeness factor. FIREWORKS FOR WIREFRAMES Fireworks demands a bit of a learning curve when using it for wireframes, certainly a steeper one than other popular software like OmniGraffle and Balsamiq. But wireframing with Fireworks is much more practical if you’re also using it for web design. You don’t have to copy and paste text from a pdf file —all text, titles, icons and image placeholders are already there.