For too long the Drupal community has lamented the lack of high-quality themes that are freely available. But the solution to this problem is much simpler than we’ve ever thought. We need learn how to communicate with the Design community and make Drupal dance!
[ Edit: Given the state of the miscommunication between Designers and Developers just before Drupalcon Paris, I’ve re-written the first half of my presentation to talk about the improperly-named “Designer vs. Developer” problem. ]
Agenda #1: Designer and Developer Communication
The false “Designer vs. Developer” divide.
It’s a phase.
Haven’t we seen this before? New community member experiences
Bad assumptions
Solutions
Agenda #2: Collaboration Techniques for Core Themes
Understanding what Designers want
Finding a partner
Looking suave even though you’ve never done this before
Communicating your desires
The back and forth of the design review tango
Dealing with missed cues and mis-steps
Taking the lead
After the dance
With these collaboration techniques, Drupal will be able to achieve new levels of quality in both core and contrib themes. It will be a Drupal Dance Party!
source: paris2009.drupalcon.org / session/making-drupal-dance-techniques-beautiful-core-worthy-designs.html