Kickstart Your Drupal Build with Sous and Emulsify

This will be a hands-on workshop where we’ll walk through the steps of starting a new Drupal site based on the Sous project, customizing the starter theme, and adding a new paragraph component to the site. Along the way we’ll give a tour of what’s included with each system (Sous and Emulsify) and discuss the pros and cons of using these tools as a foundation for your Drupal build. Participants will leave with a shiny new site installed locally that they can continue to expand and experiment with.

Sous is a starter project for Drupal that is managed with Composer. It includes a set of contrib modules and starter configuration for media, content types, and components that are commonly used in site builds. Developers can hit the ground running with a basic setup that follows Four Kitchens’ standards and best practices. It also includes a custom starter theme generated from Emulsify.

Emulsify is an open-source tool for creating design systems with reusable components and clear guidelines for teams. It uses Pattern Lab to prototype components. It integrates nicely with Drupal and allows you to decouple front-end and back-end development while maintaining consistent and accessible design patterns.

This is a great introduction for anyone who is interested in learning about:

• Drupal starter projects
• Component-driven themes

This session will be facilitated by technical strategists and engineers from Four Kitchens.

Synopsis

Participants will start a new Drupal site with Sous, customize base elements in the theme, and add and style a new paragraph component.