The Return
Project: Demonstrate multimedia skills with Flash CS4. Details: Created this Flash presentation called “The Return” to illustrate the imminent return of Jesus Christ according to the Holy Bible. Incorporated vector images from Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop; and sound files from music library. Created motion tweens for animation. Programmed button behaviors using Action Script 2.0
NuCreature Flash Website
Project: Develop a interactive web experience while enhancing company online presence. Client: NuCreature Media (Click links in above site or visit flash site ) Details: Developed this flash website using a pre-designed template. Modified buttons, links, behavior using Action Script 2.0 . Created images in Photoshop CS4 and converted to symbols/movie clips. Optimized for use on the web by publishing as a shockwave file (swf), inserting keywords, etc.
Interactive iPod
Project: Create interactive iPod to demonstrate skills using Flash CS4 (Click Play) Client: Personal Project Details: Imported vector iPod from Adobe Illustrator into Flash and added interactive components like play/pause using Actionscript 2.0 to stream sound clip.
3D Website Display
Show off your website on business cards, postcards, etc. with this easy customizable PSD file. Source | Download
Tri-Fold Brochure
This Tri-Fold Brochure PSD is perfect for your next mock-up in web, print, or other media. Source | Download
How To Design a Print Ready Die-Cut Business Card
How To Design a Print Ready Die-Cut Business Card Need a new set of business cards? Follow this step by step tutorial to create a cool business card design in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll begin creating the vibrant pattern effect, then we’ll lay out the contact information and set up the final print ready file ready for us to print right here on our website using our online designer. Tutorial By Chris Spooner
Funeral Home Website
(Click image to view) Client: House of Branch Funeral Home, Chicago, Il. Project: Re-design funeral website from Joomla to WordPress in order to communicate & market to customers. Details: Build website using WordPress (CMS) and Photoshop CS4 (graphics), Microsoft Word (text). http://houseofbranch.net
WordPress As A CMS
As defined by Wikipedia: A content management system (CMS) is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based. WordPress is the perfect platform for multiple users to contribute towards the content (both for blog posts and pages). To take advantage of your manual labor create roles: Administrator – has complete control over the site; can change themes, add new users, write and publish blog posts or pages. Editor – can write and publish their own posts or those of other users. Author – can only write and publish their own posts. Contributor – can write their own posts but not publish. Subscriber – can manage their own profile but can only read posts. Plugins: Always beware of too many plugins or using a theme that doesn’t have enough built in options; however, why not enjoy the labors of some very smart people and enhance the functionality of your WordPress blog|site with plugins? A few of my favorites are SexyBookmarks, WP Database Backup and NextGen-Gallery. Set the permalink structure – don’t leave it at default, you want to customize your URL’s. This takes 10 seconds and is great for SEO. (Dashboard -> Settings -> Permalinks -> Custom Structure, type in %postname%) Take advantage of the SEO capabilities: easy sitemap generators (plugin), add meta titles & descriptions, H1 tags. Many well built themes (SmallBiz) have SEO options built right into the theme, if you have chosen a theme that doesn’t have this, download All in One SEO. If you have chosen a WordPress theme that doesn’t allow any plugins, you need a new theme. Custom Menu – drag and drop your pages into a hierarchy of parent and child pages. If you have ever tried writing the code for a drop down menu you will bow down and pay homage to whoever implemented this function. A really cool use of the custom menus is to create secondary menus for categories or child pages which you may use in widgets and footers. By Eileen Lonergan
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was born February 24, 1955, to two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave him up for adoption. Smart but directionless, Jobs experimented with different pursuits before starting Apple Computers with Stephen Wozniak in the Jobs’ family garage. Apple’s revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPad, are now seen as dictating the evolution of modern technology.
