The Tree House Blog

Tree House Sponsors DrupalCamp NYC 7

Michael Caccavano — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:07:08 +0000

We are proud to announce that Tree House Agency will be a sponsor at the highly anticipated DrupalCamp NYC 7. On Saturday, December 5, the Polytechnic University in Brooklyn is expected to be packed to capacity with 100’s of members from the Drupal community. Be sure to sign up today to confirm your attendance.

Our very own Senior Developer, Steven Merrill has offered to speak on a variety of topics at the event.

Possible topics of discussion by Steven include:

New Team Members Calling Tree House "Home"

Michael Caccavano — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:23:33 +0000

Tree House is proud to announce the addition of some top tier talent into the team. Most of the new team members have actually been with us for several months now, but we wanted to take a moment to formally introduce and welcome them to the team.

Joining us as Project Manager is Brett Fielo. He brings over 14 years of experience in technology consulting, development, and project management. Past work has included extensive document management systems, internal documentation management, and management of web development teams. Past employers and clients have included CNET, NBC, and Vignette. Brett holds a law degree from Seton Hall University.

Drupalcamp Boston: Making Drupal Better

Matt Farina — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:42:30 +0000

Participating in the Drupal community is one of the greatest joys of using drupal. Working with the community you can learn from some really smart developers, work on some fun projects, and be feel a great sense of accomplishment when you can make a difference.

At Drupalcamp Boston I had the opportunity to talk about being involved in the drupal community with a focus on themers and designers. There are some unique opportunities for them such as creating some great new core themes.

Below are the slides from this presentation.

Drupalcamp Boston: Intro To jQuery In Drupal

Matt Farina — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:39:53 +0000

At Drupalcamp Boston I had the opportunity to give a presentation about using jQuery with Drupal. This presentation focused in on the integration between these two tools and some of the special libraries and features Drupal has built in to help with JavaScript.

Below are the presentation slides from the camp.

Experienced, Senior Drupal Developer Wanted

Michael Caccavano — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:57:48 +0000

Tree House creates high traffic, dynamic sites for big-name clients like Time Out New York, Verizon Wireless, Mansueto Ventures, CBS and Sony. Things move fast here, and standards for both code and service are high. We've got a virtual team of top-notch talent, and we want to add a new Project Manager to the group.

Our next Drupal star is a senior developer with demonstrated expertise in custom Drupal module development and theming, and a rampant curiosity for exploring and pushing the limits of technology.

Suppose you are the person we are looking for...

Seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our team

Michael Caccavano — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:10:59 +0000

We offer a casual environment, built on trust and a drive to be among the best in our space. We build and theme custom websites with an Agile process, with collaboration across the team. This position calls for high initiative and passion for the work. Close attention to detail and commitment to delivering solutions are a must!

We're looking for an individual with amazing communication skills who can take ownership of a project, understand and maintain expectations of both the client and development team, and get the job completed on time and within budget.

Drupalcamp Boston and The Drupal Design Movement

Matt Farina — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:16:48 +0000

Drupalcamp Boston provided an exclamation point to the first sentence of the Design for Drupal movement. Since the movement kicked off at Drupalcon DC designers and themers have been talking more, sharing notes, learning to flex more Drupal muscle, and providing more to help make Drupal even better. At drupalcamp boston this all came together in one place.

Sharing Notes

Lots of ideas were shared at the drupalcamp. The popular session was about using grids, the 960 grid, and the Drupal theme that uses it by Nathan Smith and Todd Nienkerk. Beyond this session there were sessions on rapid prototyping, theme techniques, usability, typography, theming workflows, and so much more.

Tree House Agency Enhances Service Offerings with Acquia Partnership

Amy Cham — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:00:10 +0000

Tree House Agency is very happy to announce its Platinum-level partnership with Acquia, the world's top provider of Drupal system support services. The support offerings provided through this relationship complement the custom theme and module development that has propelled Tree House to the forefront of enterprise-level Drupal site solution providers.

“Tree House Agency has an excellent reputation for its leading design and technology solutions in the Media sector and shares Acquia’s deep commitment to accelerating Drupal adoption and growth. We’re excited to have Tree House Agency join the Acquia Partner program as a platinum member,” said Tom Erickson, Acquia CEO.

DrupalCon DC was awesome!

Michael Caccavano — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:08:32 +0000

Just a quick (albeit very late) recap of the amazing time that was had in DC at DrupalCon.

This was our third time sponsoring/attending a DrupalCon and it just keeps getting better and better. The level of particiaption, quality of sessions, and overall professionalism has evolved exponentially over the years. Hats off to Development Seed for not only organizing a perfect event but making it look easy while doing it. Check out all the impressive stats on the DrupalCon DC website: By the Numbers: Community, Profit, and Sustainability.

Design Tip: The Golden Ratio

Matt Farina — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:07:00 +0000

Visual design within the drupal community is something that needs improvement. Acquia recently reported the results of a study that showed Drupal themes are not up to the quality level of Joomla! and Wordpress themes. Recent efforts have been started to cultivate the design element of Drupal including the redesign of drupal.org, the Design 4 Drupal initiative, the design track at DrupalCamp Copenhagen, the upcoming Drupal Design Camp in Boston, and entire track dedicated to design and theming at Drupalcon Paris.

But, there are some simple steps we can all take to help make our Drupal sites look better. Even the most diligent of programmers can take steps to beautify their sites and learn to appreciate the deisgn element. Over the next several weeks I will be blogging about simple design tips. To kick this off, let's look at the Golden Ratio.