Category Archives: Web Design

Posts relating to web design and development

Lessons in Bad UI – Microsoft Zune

Posted on March 8, 2011 by chris

I have a Microsoft Zune. Those of you still living in the dark ages who think it’s crappy, feel free to laugh. Their subscription service and associated software is fantastic, especially since I get ten free songs a month. The … Continue reading →

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The 2010 Survey for People Who Make Websites

Posted on October 19, 2010 by chris

Do you work with web pages? If so, whether you’re a designer or developer, a producer or a director, a scripter or a programmer, you should take the 2010 Survey for People Who Make Websites from A List Apart. Run … Continue reading →

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Project Status Update

Posted on February 25, 2010 by chris

It’s been almost eight months since we moved to Indianapolis, where I had planned on dedicating more of my time to working on my personal projects. I’m pleased to say that I’ve been largely successful in this! I’ve got a … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Crispy Gamer?

Posted on February 19, 2010 by chris

Quick note: I am not particularly interested in disparaging or insulting anyone, so don’t expect this to be a gossipy, tell-all kind of post. I just wanted to clear things up in case anyone had any questions as to why … Continue reading →

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Web Design / Development Portfolio – XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Design, Etc.

Posted on January 22, 2010 by chris

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’ve added a new subsection to this site – a Web Design and Development Portfolio (it also features some info about the work I’ve done in game design). You can access … Continue reading →

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Free: Cool Tiling Textures / Website Backgrounds

Posted on December 22, 2009 by chris

Here’s a little Christmas present to anyone who might be looking for some free tiling textures for use with 3D Modeling, Video Game Level Design, Web Design, or similar projects. All of these were made in Photoshop from various pieces … Continue reading →

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The Blood That Bonds News

Posted on July 29, 2009 by chris

As some of you may know, but most of you don’t, The Blood That Bonds just spent a year in submission over at St. Martins Press. The editor to whom I had sent it recently got back to me, and … Continue reading →

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New Crispy Gamer!

Posted on June 1, 2009 by chris

Well, I’ve spent the past six weeks toiling away on a massive redesign of Crispy Gamer, and it’s finally launched. I’m really proud of what we managed to accomplish with it, especially given that our entire development staff was me … Continue reading →

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Cool Tiling Website Background Textures, Free!

Posted on September 20, 2008 by chris

So … in a previous life, I used to run a site called The Texture Studio (yep, it’s still there … thank you, GameSpy). The goal of the site was to release a ton of textures for free to the … Continue reading →

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cDebris Tutorial 002 – Making a Textured Button

Posted on August 25, 2008 by chris

Welcome to the second cDebris tutorial. Today we’ll be elaborating on some of the texturing tips mentioned in Tutorial 001 and combining them with some other easy Photoshop techniques to produce a rounded button that can then be used in … Continue reading →

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