Our review of 2019
2020 used to feel like the future, right? Robots doing all the work while we kick back and relax, world peace, jetpacks, oh hang on…
Blog: studio news, work and insights
Attending dotCSS and dotJS conferences 2019
In December 2019 I attended the DotCSS and DotJS conferences in Paris. Here are some quick notes and opinions on the conference for people who might be interested in attending future events.
Writing Accessible Content: Part 2
Clear and useful guidelines for writing accessible content, focusing on images and alt text.
Writing Accessible Content: Part 1
Part 1 of a series covering accessibility from a content writer's perspective. Part 1 focuses on understanding how people access the web, readability, headings and links.
Top 10 reasons to use Drupal 8 now
Drupal 8 is in a great place for new projects, and future upgrades will be far less involved. Moving from Drupal 7 or another CMS to Drupal 8 may feel like a big step, but it is an investment that will pay you and your organisation back, both in the short term and for many years to come.
Web accessibility
A brief introduction to web accessibility and the new legislation for public sector bodies. It's more exciting than you think.
New website, new technologies
Our new website uses a lot of interesting new technology. It is built using the JAMstack methodology (JavaScript, APIs, Markup) which means that Drupal is used for content management, Drupal then serves this content using JSON API (now in Drupal core) and this API is consumed by Gridsome to build the front end.
Drupal with Varnish caching and HTTPS using Nginx and Let's Encrypt
Varnish is great at serving pages to anonymous users at high speed but it doesn't speak HTTPS so if you want to use Varnish and provide your site over HTTPS then you need to use something to do HTTPS and proxy the traffic to Varnish.
My work experience at Agile Collective
I spent one week at Agile Collective learning the fundamentals of building a website with Drupal and have been given a great introduction to the world of web development.
Supporting Drupal Websites: A Timeline
We have supported more and more Drupal websites over time and have learned a lot while doing so
One week with the Agile Collective team
Spending the last week at work experience at Agile Collective has given us the insight on how agile development works when implementing websites.
My Drupal 8 apprenticeship (part one)
I started my apprenticeship 2 months ago with no knowledge of Drupal, co-ops or agile development methodologies.
Work experience at Agile Collective
"Only one year ago I didn’t really enjoy programming. Now I’m considering going into Computer Science for my future career." Toni reports on her fortnight of work experience at Agile Collective.
A week at Agile Collective
I’ve been working at Agile Collective for the past week for my work experience and overall I think it's been great! A major plus is that the office is right next to Atomic Burger...
Learning Web Development with Agile Collective
Switching careers from teaching English to web development was a daunting prospect at first. My impression used to be that the majority of people working in the sector would have predominantly computer science and mathematics oriented backgrounds, and without a qualification in either, I wasn't confident that my ambition would ever become a reality.
Design impulse tests
A quick way to start the conversation about visual design.
Could the next Uber be a platform cooperative?
Could a large platform, like Uber, be owned and controlled by it's members, thus ensuring the profits are distributed equitably, and how can it attract funding?
Open 2017 (day 1)
Finn reports on the Open 2017 conference - a two day conference about Platform Cooperativism.
Cooperative Technologists (Co-Tech) first conference
Something has been brewing in the tech co-op community: the idea of meeting up and sharing ideas between co-ops working in the same space, and possibly finding ways to work more closely together.
Drupalcon Dublin, Day 2 – Prenote, keynote and group photo
The first day of sessions at Drupalcon starts with the 'prenote', the keynote and the group photograph.
Drupalcon Dublin, Day 2 – afternoon sessions
Notes on the sessions I attended in the afternoon: Configuration management, theory and practice | Super Collaborative Design Processes | Does Drupal need a Platform Co-op? (BOF)
Drupalcon Dublin - Day 3 - JSON API, Scrum Drupal Nirvana , Al Jazeera, CI with Gitlab
Notes on the sessions I attended on day 3 of Drupalcon: Keynote | JSON API | Scrum Drupal Nirvana | How Al Jazeera built a future-focused Digital Platform with Drupal 8| Continuous Integration to automate your Drupal workflow
Drupalcon Dublin, Day 1 – Community Summit
The first day of Drupalcon includes paid training, the Business Summit, and the all important Community Summit.
Responsive images and manual cropping in Drupal 8
A look at how responsive images, sliders and cropping works in Drupal 8
Our identity, part 1: Mission and Vision
We sometimes ask ourselves 'what is it all for?' Not every day, but every now and then. And how we answer determines what we do next.
Big Co-op Clean
Our small contribution to Co-ops Fortnight and our local environment
What's new in Drupal 8 theming?
An overview of the main changes to the Drupal 8 theming layer, with a collection of technical details that can help you begin working on a Drupal 8 site.
Thoughts on Drupal Camp London 2016
Matthew Fletcher experiences Drupalcamp London for the first time.
Case study: Behaviour-driven development (BBD) using Behat and Drupal (Forest Desk)
Using behaviour-driven development to rapidly describe, implement and test a news management platform.
Collaboration & Community: the story behind World IA Day’s new website
A client's perspective: A tale of international collaboration
Introduction to front-end ops
Front-end ops focuses on the processes and automation of developing and theming websites from the perspective of a front-end developer.
Drupalcon Barcelona
Finn visits Barcelona for Drupalcon 2015
Drupal beginnings
Avigail writes about her first steps in web development as Agile Collective's latest apprentice.
Co-operatives Congress 2015 - Day 1 Friday
Once again I find myself in Birmingham Town Hall, with my colleague Maria, ready for the annual Co-operatives Congress.
Cooperative Visioning & Strategy Weekend #1
Agile Collective attempt their first Visioning & Strategy weekend...
Worker Co-op Weekend 2015
Youlbury Scout Camp in Oxford hosted the 2015 Worker Co-op Weekend, an event for worker co-operatives to come together to share experiences, learn from each other, bond, socialise, network and have some fun.
One way to deal with the Drupal 8 beta to beta upgrade cycle
Using the config management system and an install profile with content imported from Google Spreadsheets
Building a Theme in Drupal 8
My adventures in starting to theme with the new and much improved Drupal 8
jQuery UK 2014 Takeaways
From jQuery 2.0 to Nodecopter demos, a roundup of the top takeaways from the Oxford based tech conference.
Code Club - Term 1
Last Thursday, Aaron and I started a new code club at my daughter’s primary school in Oxford, with Agile Collective generously sponsoring our time and resources to do this
Code Club
After-school clubs to bring code to the next generation!
UK internet censorship and what to do about it
You might have heard about the new legislation...
Drupal Apprenticeship: New beginnings, nice legs and the evolution of humanity
Not only am I Agile's first apprentice, I'm also the first girl on the team. I arrived on Monday morning to find that the guys had cleaned the office in preparation for my arrival - I'm not sure whether to feel honoured or worried.