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[Eddie Geller <reddit.pac@xxxxxxxxx>]

By the way, this is way outdated, but probably useful:
http://wiki.theosdf.org/index.php?title=New_Website_Content


On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Eddie Geller <reddit.pac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Okay, that is awesome.
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 4:17 PM, dust4ngel <dust4ngel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> peep: http://beta.theosdf.org/
>>
>> /dust
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Eddie Geller <reddit.pac@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for dealing with my woeful ignorance. :)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Toast <toast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good info.
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like this one is going to at least suit our immediate needs, and
>>>> then some.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 30, 2011, at 6:09 PM, dust4ngel <dust4ngel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> addendum - so for example, with this orange theme, here are *some* of
>>>> the options (from the project page):
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - Sidebar can be positioned on the left or right (either way content
>>>>    is printed first for accessibility).
>>>>    - Blocks, comments, nodes, panels and views can be altered in the Ui
>>>>    with skinr.
>>>>    - Navigation is no longer added by default, it is a region
>>>>    - Search block is no longer added by default, themed based on region
>>>>    its in
>>>>    - New region above footer
>>>>    - Blocks can be sized 1/3, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4...
>>>>    - Image fields can be floated left or right
>>>>    - Font size can change and be made uppercase, lowercase or
>>>>    capitalized
>>>>    - Different list styles to choose from
>>>>    - 3 menu styles to choose
>>>>    - Among other things...
>>>>
>>>> so what you see in the demo is not really what you get - it is one of
>>>> many possible ways the theme can be expressed.
>>>>
>>>> /dust
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 3:06 PM, dust4ngel < <dust4ngel@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> dust4ngel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> we should be clear on that these themes define the look of the site *
>>>>> minus* how content is laid out / emphasized.  in other words, with any
>>>>> of these themes, we can put any content anywhere we want, i.e. emphasize
>>>>> videos (or whatever) on the front page (or anywhere else).
>>>>>
>>>>> we can have side columns, or not, and can have side columns on some
>>>>> pages but not others; we can have a footer section with multiple blocks, or
>>>>> one block, or not.
>>>>>
>>>>> basically, the themes define the fonts, white spacing, what the
>>>>> navigation looks like, etc.  but beyond that they do not define what we can
>>>>> do in terms of organizing content.
>>>>>
>>>>> /dust
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Eddie Geller < <reddit.pac@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> reddit.pac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hopefully I'm not shooting myself in the foot, here, but it may come
>>>>>> to pass that the design we go with might not be the most popular. And I
>>>>>> apologize if that ends up being the case.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I picked "Orange" as my top pick because it most closely conforms to
>>>>>> what our needs are. I'm working with people out here in L.A. to create some
>>>>>> great/fun content (i.e., videos), and that's why the previous design looks
>>>>>> the way it did--to play up the aforementioned content.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just know that I'm trying my best to balance the energy of the devs
>>>>>> and what I think our site needs to be.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay, time to spend the rest of my Saturday *not* being a dick.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Awesoms! <i.am@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Titan and Tarski look almost the same to me. Ignoring the actual
>>>>>>> color schemes chosen (since that can be changed), I vote for either Titan,
>>>>>>> Tarski or Jackson.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 1:14 PM, dust4ngel < <dust4ngel@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> dust4ngel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> as discussed in our meeting, i've come up with a list of drupal 7
>>>>>>>> themes that we might consider.  keep in mind that we can customize any of
>>>>>>>> these, and some of them have built-in support for changing colors (i've
>>>>>>>> tried to note this where possible, but some themes may have more
>>>>>>>> configuration options mentioned in their project pages).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> in the list below, the theme name is followed by its drupal project
>>>>>>>> page link, then by a demo page link, and possibly some comments.  from what
>>>>>>>> i have seen, the themes by kiwi themes seem to be the most thorough, i.e.
>>>>>>>> they seem to have themed all potential aspects of the site (which is
>>>>>>>> important).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> typebased
>>>>>>>> <http://drupal.org/project/typebased>
>>>>>>>> http://drupal.org/project/typebased
>>>>>>>> <http://demo.kiwi-themes.com/?theme=typebased>
>>>>>>>> http://demo.kiwi-themes.com/?theme=typebased
>>>>>>>> note: 8 predefined color schemes, by kiwi themes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> corolla
>>>>>>>> <http://drupal.org/project/corolla>
>>>>>>>> http://drupal.org/project/corolla
>>>>>>>> <http://sphex-industries.net/>http://sphex-industries.net/
>>>>>>>> note: 6 predefined color schemes, by kiwi themes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> titan
>>>>>>>> <http://drupal.org/project/titan>http://drupal.org/project/titan
>>>>>>>> <http://demo.kiwi-themes.com/?theme=titan>
>>>>>>>> http://demo.kiwi-themes.com/?theme=titan
>>>>>>>> note: by kiwi themes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jackson
>>>>>>>> <http://drupal.org/project/jackson>
>>>>>>>> http://drupal.org/project/jackson
>>>>>>>> <http://themes.leveltendesign.com/jackson/blog>
>>>>>>>> http://themes.leveltendesign.com/jackson/blog
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> tarski
>>>>>>>> <http://drupal.org/project/tarski>http://drupal.org/project/tarski
>>>>>>>>  <http://demo.kiwi-themes.com/blog>http://demo.kiwi-themes.com/blog
>>>>>>>> note: by kiwi themes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> journalcrunch
>>>>>>>> <http://drupal.org/project/journalcrunch>
>>>>>>>> http://drupal.org/project/journalcrunch
>>>>>>>>  <http://demo.drupalizing.com/?theme=journalcrunch>
>>>>>>>> http://demo.drupalizing.com/?theme=journalcrunch
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> bluemasters
>>>>>>>>  <http://drupal.org/project/bluemasters>
>>>>>>>> http://drupal.org/project/bluemasters
>>>>>>>>  <http://demo.drupalizing.com/bluemasters/taxonomy/term/1>
>>>>>>>> http://demo.drupalizing.com/bluemasters/taxonomy/term/1
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> orange
>>>>>>>> <http://drupal.org/project/orange>http://drupal.org/project/orange
>>>>>>>>  <http://drupal.amandarodriguez.com/>
>>>>>>>> http://drupal.amandarodriguez.com/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> /dust
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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> Ph: (818) 660-6845
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