Designer, Drupal Developer and Teacher

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I don't like so many things about this website. I shouldn't tell you that, but I'm going to anyway. Look how horrible this page's vertical rhythm is. It's embarrassingly awful. Why is this text almost touching that photo on the right. Did I not put a margin-left on the photo? Sloppy.

Oh and there's a widow ^ (in Safari. Update: Firefox Windows, too. Thanks @BrightBold). Just the thing I was complaining about on twitter. I could work to fix up this site. But instead, I'm going for the high bar. Just make the site into what I want it to be. So now the site is heavily under construction. Really. Right now. Maybe I should put a animated gif up to show you. Come back soon to see me rip it up. And see how many other things I do, live on the site, that I shouldn't do. I mean, really, why not just show you the process.

Website ripup status: So I've got a Drupal 7 version running happy here on my computer. Starting a new theme from scratch using HTML5 Base. Rebuilding my views right now (the fields for each View have to be redone.) Figuring out Drupal 7 stuff. (change is confusing!) Working on content placement and HTML markup.

I am a designer and front-end developer with 15 years of experience creating things for the internet. These days, I specialize in Drupal architecture and design, HTML5 and CSS3. Among other things, I created Bartik, the new default theme for Drupal 7. I am also leading the Drupal HTML5 Tools group, making Drupal work with HTML5.

Oh, and I'm now the cohost of Dan Benjamin's The Daily Edition on 5by5.tv. What a great first week it's been, being on his show!

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Raves

Jen kick-started a drive to put a new, modern-looking theme into Drupal core to complement the many UX improvements in Drupal 7, by unleashing Bartik… Jen's front-and-center move to get a design movement going on in Drupal core has really helped mobilize Drupal's front-end developer community in the core queue, and has so far had many wonderful side-effects… Watching Jen act as the lead designer and in a "maintainer" capacity for the theme has been quite amazing, as she's managed to strike a nice balance between protecting the original intent of the design, and incorporating useful feedback from the community.

— Angie Byron,

Drupal 7 Maintainer

, Contributor Spotlight: Drupal 7 Chix
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Raves

Jen is one of a handful of multitalented people truly capable of bridging the arts and technology worlds. I have worked with Jen on many projects over the past 15 years and she is everything you could possibly want in an creative partner. An uncanny sense for auditory and visual design, efficiency and reliability and ability to work with grace and humor under pressure. Highly recommended.

— Annette D'Armata,

Composer and producer

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