--- title: "Great UX design with Drupal · Appnovation" url: "https://www.appnovation.com/insights/great-ux-design-drupal" description: "Drupal powers millions of sites. How to design great user experiences on Drupal, from themes to content architecture." --- Article # Great UX design with Drupal [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/36eb314260fb474cacc1b3a473d7e8402d997898-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) Appno Blogger Appnovation Coop](/people/appno-blogger.md) Jan 18, 2017 2 min read ![Good Ux Design](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/44d8c04fb7aa6ada182f5d009a050078e6fd36ad-1600x900.jpg?w=1400&auto=format) Drupal is the #1 platform for web content management systems. It powers millions of websites in more than 180 languages, with a massive online community with more than 26,000 constantly building and sharing themes and resources. As a big part of Drupal projects, UX is one of the most important aspects of the [Drupal design](/services/drupal-development.md) process. Many people regard web design as decoration; the art of making a website look good. However, design is more about how something works than how it looks. Good design is about both form and function. In contrast with art, good design is not only visually and emotionally appealing but is made for use. ### [UX design](/services/creative-experience-design.md) is about usability > "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - *Steve Jobs* We built interaction based on what we thought worked — we designed for ourselves. The focus was on aesthetics and the brand, with little to no thought of how the people who would use the website would feel about it. Usability allows people to easily accomplish their goals. Here are some of good Drupal websites that I have picked for those lastest design feature - Background Videos And Animations; Hover Animations; Scrolling and Motion Animations. ### [Citroën Origins (opens in new window)](http://www.citroenorigins.co.uk) ### [The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery (opens in new window)](https://discovery.wisc.edu/) ### [Basel.com (opens in new window)](https://www.basel.com/en) ### [Jack Daniel's (opens in new window)](http://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us) ### [Chais d'œuvre (opens in new window)](https://www.chaisdoeuvre.fr/welcome) ### [Jurassic World (opens in new window)](http://www.jurassicworld.com/) ### [WWF (opens in new window)](http://www.wwf.org.uk/) [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/36eb314260fb474cacc1b3a473d7e8402d997898-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) Appno Blogger Appnovation Coop · Appnovation](/people/appno-blogger.md) ## Keep reading [![Abstract graphic of white lines spiralling around a green-outlined triangle on a dark background](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/e561f763d9608b75872d9b71d0674353c36a06fb-1201x630.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/2020-11-finding-your-way-build-your-migration-roadmap-drupal-9.md) Article · 4 min Nov 05, 2020 ### [Finding Your Way: Build Your Migration Roadmap to Drupal 9](/insights/2020-11-finding-your-way-build-your-migration-roadmap-drupal-9.md) As we move toward 2021 and continue to reckon with COVID-19, digital-first companies need a plan to meet continuously shifting customer needs. Drupal 9 will help you do it. [Nathan Gervais](/people/nathan-gervais.md) Article [![Abstract graphic of white lines spiralling around a green-outlined triangle on a dark background](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/e561f763d9608b75872d9b71d0674353c36a06fb-1201x630.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/2020-11-your-tech-stack-standing-way-your-success.md) Article · 4 min Nov 19, 2020 ### [Is Your Tech Stack Standing In The Way Of Your Success?](/insights/2020-11-your-tech-stack-standing-way-your-success.md) Your business potential and technology needs (should) go hand in hand. You can plan business outcomes all you want, but if they’re not mapped strategically to the technology you need to actually make them happen, you’ll fail. Easy as that. [Nathan Gervais](/people/nathan-gervais.md) Article [![Abstract graphic of white lines spiralling around a green-outlined triangle on a dark background](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/e561f763d9608b75872d9b71d0674353c36a06fb-1201x630.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/2020-10-move-drupal-9-and-exceed-cxpectations.md) Article · 5 min Oct 20, 2020 ### [Move to Drupal 9 and Exceed CXpectations](/insights/2020-10-move-drupal-9-and-exceed-cxpectations.md) As we move toward 2021 and continue to reckon with COVID-19, digital-first companies need a plan to meet continuously shifting customer needs. Drupal 9 will help you do it. [Nathan Gervais](/people/nathan-gervais.md) Article ## Get the thinking, *before everyone else.* One considered email a month. New essays, field notes from live engagements, and the occasional strong opinion. No noise.