How do we make projects?
Framework
Theme
Dynamic
Static
“tool-based” approach to digital projects
George
Mason
USC
themes and templates for static sites
Collection Builder
Jekyll theme
Wax
Jekyll theme
Ed
11ty theme
Jekyll theme
Quire
11ty
“in-house templates” approach to digital projects
essays
exhibits
maps
research collections
I propose that our shared skill set include:
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HTML/markdown
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CSS
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JavaScript/Node
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JSON/yaml
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Git/GitHub
How could we move in this direction?
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consistent answer to the “how do we make this” question
- focus on core technologies rather than general-use tools
- a shared skill set means that we can work as a team and delegate work tasks
Pros
Cons
- a bug in one project can affect them all
- time lost learning/defining a new approach
- learning technologies is more involved than learning how to use a specific tool
Tier 1
Tier 2
Existing Tools Work (Collection Builder, Quire...)
No one tool is right, templates
Tier 3
Designment
R&D
Tier 4
Projecktoj-futures
By Andrew Janco
