Work in progress part 4

I was thinking last night that at this stage for the Photography site I don't need to use Drupal. Sure it's useful to know how to use the software but all I need is a front page with links to Flickr, students names and students blogs. Some interesting RSS feeds on the front page and a group blog that staff can access and contribute to and feeds in to the home page. Maybe it's about keeping it as simple as possible. Two login's (Blogger and Flickr) and Photography Leeds it a simple meeting point. Everything else is done through RSS Feeds and external links.

I really like this approach, re-using what has already been built, skinning and rebuilding it. Blogger and Flickr are being used as a server or host. They already have tools to upload and comment on work so I don't need to be re-inventing that. And maybe this is where being a designer becomes back into what I'm doing. Being able to meet aesthetics with function and usability. Print this post