In this guide I will try to share my experience in branding projects in SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online. Basically I would like to show you how to start a branding project for the newest versions of Microsoft’s collaboration platform.

Planned chapters

  1. Where to start? Knowledge, possibilities and DON’Ts.
  2. Project scope. Branding Publishing and team sites. System masterpage problems…
  3. Design Manager. The new concept of branding.
  4. Everything has a Content Type.
  5. Composed Looks. The client chooses the colors.
  6. Creating solution package — sandbox/server: when, difference, why, what.
  7. Features and event receivers.
  8. Modules — put files where they belong.
  9. Elements file — proper configuration for project files.
  10. Masterpages. HTML vs master: when, why, how, difference.
  11. Masterpages. DOs and DON’Ts.
  12. Layout pages — to lay out content on your site.
  13. Javascript/CSS/Images — the content to make your site alive.
  14. XSL styling. When the standard web part is not enough.
  15. The tricky part — site collections and relative paths.
  16. Composed Looks Implementation. The client chooses the look.
  17. Deploying the solution, activation, troubleshooting.