The ImageX Media Blog

ImageX Media is now Bluemarine Synergistics!!

glennhilton — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:18:26 +0000

Author:

Glenn Hilton

Today starts a new month and a fresh beginning for Drupal. After many discussions over many drinks at DrupalCon Denver, we’re proud to announce a strategic inflection point for the Drupal community.

The Drupal Business Summit: Coming Soon to a Rainy City Near You!

glennhilton — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:11:51 +0000

Author:

Glenn Hilton

Interested in exploring how Drupal might be the right CMS for your organization? The Drupal Business Summit is coming to Vancouver on June 1 at UBC Robson Square and may be the prime event for you to get a closer look at one of the hottest technologies on the web. Come learn how Drupal is being used in various sectors including publishing, media, technology, non-profit, education, social, ecommerce and the enterprize.

Throughout the day we will share examples of Drupal-in-action, lessons learned, and identify best practices.

Services Single Sign-On Client

kotone — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:23:27 +0000

Author:

Brandon Shi

Services Single Sign-on Client

The beauty of single sign-on (SSO) user authentication is that users to have one username and one password to access numerous sites, systems and computers. This is beneficial for larger organizations as it eliminates the need for multiple user names and passwords for multiple sites and sub-sites. The current Drupal SSO solution is the share tables across instances module but it is not recommended due to issues with broken version updates and security holes. This module requires that all sites and sub-sites are on the same servers. But what if they aren’t?

Top Ten Drupal Modules and Themes of 2011

kotone — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:31:39 +0000

Author:

Daniel Washbrook

1. Display Suite
DS lets you customize the output of nodes and their content fields without having to modify template files. Even clients can drag and drop fields and change how they display and are formatted. If only life were this easy!

Ben – Best thing that happened to Drupal since CCK.
Brandon – More ‘Drupal-way’ than panels.
Trent – With the pulling the node and view layout changes out of the template files, we are able to make changes to sites without having to have your desktop or laptop on hand, making Drupal content layout almost completely editable on a mobile device like an iPad or phone.
John – Powerful and versatile, and very intuitive. It’s easy for a developer to incorporate it into their workflow, and before long it’ll look like the solution to almost any problem.

Custom Contextual Links Module

kotone — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:29:07 +0000

Author:

Benjamin Koether

In the Drupal community the phrase “There’s a module for that” is pretty much synonymous with Apple’s “There’s an app for that”. So it was a bit surprising when Trent, ImageX’s ‘walking module encyclopedia’, mentioned the lack of an existing module allowing developers to add links to the contextual links widgets in Drupal 7.

There are a number of Drupal 6 modules that create a nice shortcut to edit/delete a node or to configure a block without actually clicking through the entire menu structure. Developers that used any of these modules immediately added them to their own personal ‘must install’ module lists and as a result, and much to the delight of the community, this became a core feature in Drupal 7.

On it’s own the core module adds contextual link widgets to nodes and blocks and there are a number of modules that add their own links as well.

ProjectONE12 Does ImageX! (And a Team Promo Video)

maeghansmulders — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:16:19 +0000

Author:

Maeghan Smulders

My name is Maeghan, I am a Calgary born and raised girl on a mission since graduating from University called ProjectONE12. I am interning in ten companies in one hundred & twelve days across North America in search of my dream job. I had the opportunity to work at Fotolia in Calgary, Adobe MAX in LA, BBDO in Toronto, Dealmaker Media in San Francisco, Trico Charitable Foundation in Calgary and now at ImageX Media here in Vancouver!

ImageX Media Proposals for DrupalCon Denver

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:50:13 +0000

The time to propose sessions for DrupalCon Denver has officially closed. The good folks here at ImageX have put together a list of sessions we proposed. Check them out below and if they are interesting to you, scurry over to the Drupalcon site and cast your vote! Voting closes November 14th!

Heads Up 7 Up – Migration to Drupal 7

Presenters: Benjamin Koether & Shea McKinney
There are some amazing new features in Drupal 7 and you want to get your hands on them. New modules are coming out for it every day.

VIDEO: Working at ImageX

michaelsilverwood — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:12:53 +0000

Author:

Michael Silverwood

Wondering what it’s like to work at ImageX?

The Career Center at UBC’s Sauder School of Business is working on a video feature of some of the companies in the co-op program, so we put together this video for a taste of what it’s like to work at ImageX. We had a little fun with the superhero theme from the website, and have cameos by some of our web superheroes in the office.

Interesting fact: the entire video was shot using an iPhone 4 (with some help from After Effects).

(You can view it in high definition by selecting 720p in the YouTube video above)

Intern Launch: My First Weeks at ImageX

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:14:07 +0000

Author:

Michael Silverwood

I just finished my second week at ImageX, and my excitement level has barely dropped since I began. I hit the ground running, drafting a social media strategy and learning Drupal SEO optimization all within the first week. At some offices the adjustment period might be stressful or overwhelming, but the atmosphere at ImageX was immediately welcoming and lighthearted. I am still blown away by the passion and talent of the team, but more than anything it is attitude that sets ImageX apart. The entire group is extremely down to earth, and mixes just the right amount of fun and humour into their work.

I began at ImageX at a very exciting time for the company.

DrupalCon and ImageX are Going to London

admin — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:36:09 +0000

Author:

Michael Silverwood

After conquering the White House, Drupal has set its sights on Buckingham Palace. Join ImageX at DrupalCon London to exchange ideas, learn, and share, and help us give back to the community by voting for our proposed sessions below. Voting closes May 25th, so set down your tea and crumpets and cast your ballot for the sessions you want to attend!

DRUPAL ON A DIME

Presenters: Benjamin Koether & Jennifer Hols
You already know Drupal is capable of doing almost anything… for a price.