Part II of My Blog on the Tesla/Apple Model of Top-tier Engineering Married to Exceptional Design.
Read Part 1
Here are the three big things I see Apple and Tesla do that Achieve Internet is striving to emulate in order to become obsession-worthy:
1. Focus on Usability and Design as Much as Engineering
As with many Drupal development shops, my team is predominately...
Tesla and Apple - Obsession-Worthy Part 1
I'm utterly and completely obsessed with the Tesla Model S.
So obsessed in fact, that I think we should take a moment to just admire it:
I'm so obsessed with this vehicle that I keep trying to convince myself to put a deposit down on one. All my cars work fine, but that hasn't kept me from trying to figure out a way I can justify a...
Why We Should Build Drupal Apps
A Drupal app takes the functionality from a group of modules or features, wraps it up in a meaningful and extremely user-friendly fashion, and then makes sure it plays well with other apps. Since it can be powered by modules and features, a Drupal app includes all the right roles and permissions, as well as content types, taxonomies, views,...
A lot has been said about the positives and potential negatives of introducing apps into the Drupal ecosystem, yet it appears that the value of apps still isn't widely known, since we still haven't seen a surge in the number of Drupal apps available.
Simply put: Drupal apps are bundles of convenience
To Achieve, Internet apps mean going the extra mile. Our clients often ask us for...
I love stoplights.
No, seriously. I think stoplights are amazing.
No, I’m not just looking at things in the world and saying that I love them.
No, I don't like stopping at them any more than the next guy, and I may or may not speed up to make it through yellow lights (I do), but that doesn't mean that I don't love them.
I love stoplights because they work. I know...
Last night over a new episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, I was mulling over how I was going to revamp my friend’s newly inherited website. After getting into the groove of things, I had my list of modules to install, views to build, pages to put up, roles, etc., and then I got to the theme. My mind started spinning its wheels on if she needed a mobile theme or not....
