Some time ago I came across an announcement on the Drupal home page. It was a case study on HeadlinerCreative, the work of Tevi Hirschhorn. The site serves as both a blog and a portfolio to promote his business and offers helpful articles, currently one tutorial, and even a customized Drupal package. In light of this assignment, all of these help effectively market his site and services.
The blog element brings a friendly, personal element to the site/business which helps peers and potential clients alike connect to the designer. With the world wide web becoming an ever more social place, I think this is an important connection to make. Offering tutorials and gifts (the Drupal download) shows that the person is interested in helping other hopeful designers achieve that which he has achieved. I find this very admirable in people and I do believe it would inspire confidence in clients, considering that essentially, it’s the opposite of greed.
HeadlinerCreative offered me a glimpse of what is possible with Drupal from a designer’s point of view, rather than a developer’s, which was and is inspiring. I eagerly look forward to any further tutorials Tevi has to offer on designing for Drupal.
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you find my website inspiring and useful. I’d be happy to take requests for Drupal tutorials. I couldn’t have gotten where I am without the guidance and help of others who knew more than I, and I love giving back and helping the next generation of designers.
cheers!
Oh, I love it when someone helps!!! I agree that Tevi has some fantastic examples…and the sites are inspiring to me because the instantly ‘read’ an emotion or a point – and that is what I am still learning to do.