Pattern Builder Module: Connecting your Pattern Library and Drupal

Pattern Builder is a Drupal module that empowers your team to prototype in a static pattern library and then import your designs and content data model into Drupal with a single drush command. Need to update your design? No problem! Just update and QA the code in your pattern library and import those changes in seconds.

Using Pattern Builder in your Drupal project will provide the following benefits to your D7 site:

1. Skip the render arrays and access your data with standard twig variable
2. Create CMS agnostic design patterns. No Drupal experience required
3. Get instant feedback on how your data and templates interact. Catch problems before the design is complete
4. Create a single path between data, templates and Drupal. No more hunting for hooks and tpl files
5. Turn a complex design system into a simple interface with reusable components, layouts and patterns
6. Create a strict separation of concerns, with Drupal worrying about the data, and your design system handling how it is presente

In this talk we are going to discuss the impact that Pattern Builder will have on your current site design process, the flexible combination of libraries and module that make it work, and the future of Pattern builder as we look towards Drupal 8 and other PHP or Node powered CMSs.

No need to be a module developer to enjoy this talk. Stop by with your love of quality Frontend code, and your dream of finally having full control over Drupal’s markup and data structure.

When you leave this talk you’ll be ready to use this newly released, production ready module to take your next project to a whole new level!