Tuesday’s good for me.
To get an idea of what would be of interest (and who could present), perhaps we should all share a bit about why we’re interested in MODx and what our background is.
My Motivation
A graphic designer for 15 years, I’m looking for a standards compliant content framework. My experience is in visual design and graphic production for both print and web as well as technical writing. Being technically oriented, but not a programmer, I need something that provides a reliable platform that I can hang an interface on.
MODx Experience: Kicking the tires
MODx Topics of Interest:
- Setting up a testing server with Revolution
- Overview of the MODx platform (the pieces and how they interrelate)
- Customizing with ExtJS, MooTools, etc.
- Open Source toolbox for the MODx designer/developer
- MODx pitfalls — hosting, initial setup, maintenance
- XML handling features
Experience
Website design and maintenance
Image manipulation/compositing
Color correction
Creative concept development
Marketing and technical writing
Page layout
Prepress
Software
Development: Dreamweaver, Aptana
Design: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Freehand,
Technical Authoring: Arbortext Editor (was Epic), PTC ProductView and Pro/Engineer, CorelDRAW!
I’d be happy to present something short on the design side if there was a consensus on a topic.
Michael