BlogAn interview with Felipe Skroski: Designing SilverStripe 3, UI development and the future of content management

4 March 2011 | Aram Balakjian | CMS, interview, SilverStripe 3

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This year looks like it's going to be an important milestone for SilverStripe. For not only does it mark the 10th anniversary of the company that brought us the CMS, SilverStripe Limited, but it's also the year in which work has begun on the first major release of the system since it's launch in 2007. SilverStripe 3.0 is still very early in its development but it's already looking very promising, potentially offering huge improvements such as versioned assets, a reworked templating system and better separation between the CMS and the underlying framework Sapphire among other things. However probably the most exciting improvement will be a completely new HTML5/jQueryUI admin interface.

The man in charge of designing the new UI is Felipe Skroski, creative director at SilverStripe Limited. With nearly 15 years of experience designing, marketing and project managing for the web, Felipe is well placed to lead the process, so I caught up with him to talk about SilverStripe 3, UI design and the future of content management.

BlogSSBits Re-Launches!

1 October 2010 | Aram Balakjian | SilverStripe, SSBits

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It's here, the moment we've all been waiting for! Welcome to the new SSbits! Have a look around and make yourselves at home. Over the coming week I will be bringing you a new post every day, from a completely new Tutorial on using DataObjects as pages, to a Snippet on adding Gravatars to your site and an exciting new monthly contest. Read on to find out about the great new features and some exciting plans for the future!

BlogWebsite of the Month: Vote Now!

10 October 2010 | Aram Balakjian | Site of the Month

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Well here it is guys, the first Vote of the new SSbits Site of the month! There were loads of entries so thank you to every one who entered, it was really tough to pick out 5 sites from all the great entries! If your site didn't make it this month, don't take it to heart, there will be plenty more months for you to enter. So here we have 5 sites, have look and pick your favourite!

Blog10 Super Useful SilverStripe Documentation Pages

11 April 2009 | Aram Balakjian | SilverStripe

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Since I started learning SilverStripe I have come across a number of very useful documentation pages which were not very easy to find (at least not as easy as they could be). So here is a list of 10 official documentation pages which I always find myself referring back to.

BlogVote Now! - January Site of the Month

19 January 2011 | Aram Balakjian | Site of the Month

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So here we are, after a slightly longer than usual wait: The January 2011 Site of the Month Finalists! There are some really great sites this month so vote on your favourite now!

Blog5 Tips for working with a (SilverStripe) Project Manager

29 March 2011 | Kulsoom Kausher | CMS, SilverStripe

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Here's something a little different, experienced SilverStripe project manager Kulsoom Kausher of digital agency Wandering Bear, tells us her top 5 tips for the SilverStripe developer to make their project managers life a little easier.

BlogA Simples Theme

21 February 2012 | Aram Balakjian | Themes

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Although it was not destined to win the SilverStripe theme contest, I thought it would be a shame if this theme was forgotten, so here it is in all it's glory and fully compatible with SS 2.x for everyone to use as they please!

BlogVote Now! - March Site of the Month

14 March 2011 | Aram Balakjian | CMS, Site of the Month

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So here they are (finally) the best 5 entries from this month, and there are some crackers! Let the voting commense!

BlogJune Site of the Month - Vote Now!

20 June 2011 | Aram Balakjian | Site of the Month

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Some fantastic and innovative sites this month, but which one is your favourite?

BlogAugust Site of the Month Winner!

9 September 2011 | Aram Balakjian | Site of the Month

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The Votes are (finally) in! And the winner of September's SSbits Site Of The Month is.....

BlogVote Now! - August Site of the Month

15 August 2011 | Aram Balakjian | Site of the Month

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Here they are, 5 great SilverStripe sites for you to vote for your favourite!

BlogSilverStripe 3.0 Review

10 September 2012 | Aram Balakjian | SilverStripe 3, Review

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The eagerly awaited SilverStripe 3 has been available in a stable state for a while now, it's even had a minor release in the form or 3.0.1. But how does it shape up when compared to it's long established predecessor, SilverStripe 2?

Having now had time to really have a play with it and even do some project work with it there are 2 statements swirling around my head. 1: SilverStripe 3 is absolutely awesome and 2: We won't be using SilverStripe 3 for complex production sites just yet . Confused? Let me explain.

BlogSite of the Month: The Winner!

21 October 2010 | Aram Balakjian | Site of the Month

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The Votes are in! And the winner of October's SSbits Site Of The Month is.....

BlogVote Now! - May Site of the Month

20 May 2011 | Aram Balakjian | Site of the Month

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Here we have 5 excellent websites all developed in SilverStripe. But which one is best? You decide!