Drupal 8 + Foundation 6: The Perfect Combination

So you need a Drupal 8 theme and you need it fast. Only one problem—you’ve never worked with Drupal 8 before. And maybe you don’t have the time to delve into all its intricacies. Fortunately, it is really easy to seamlessly integrate front end frameworks into Drupal 8.

In this session we’ll explore using Zurb Foundation 6 to create a custom Drupal 8 theme. Foundation 6 was released in November  2015, and delivers a lean system that aims to reduce complexity, improve accessibility, and provide tools that are becoming standards in Drupal theme development.

Topics we’ll cover:

• Provide a quick intro to the top features of the Zurb Foundation framework and its customizability.

• Create a custom responsive theme using parts of the “Stable” theme with css and javascript from Foundation.

• Investigate the build tools delivered with the Zurb template, and how you can use their package to include prototypes, and a style guide within your Drupal 8 theme.

• Compare the contributed Drupal Foundation theme with the custom approach.

After attending this session you’ll have a great path forward for standing up a Drupal 8 theme that easily integrates modern front end tools, and delivers a powerful framework to jumpstart your project.

This session is intended for front end developers who are new to Drupal but fans of Foundation or to Drupal front end developers who are new to D8 and want to create a custom theme.