I’m Switching to Fireworks ∞

Posted by Chris at 7:56 AM on May 29th, 2010

I’ve been silently debating whether or not my workflow and productivity in Adobe Photoshop are going down the tubes. Sure, I’m able to build some pretty nice sites and interfaces in Photoshop, but I fear I’m missing something by using a glorified photo editing program to craft things meant for the web.

After watching my broseph Rogie King’s Fireworks tutorials and seeing the new features in Fireworks CS5, I’m feeling a lot of internal pressure (as in inside my own head, not inside my organization) to make the switch from Photoshop (which was truly designed for photo editing) to Fireworks. Over the next few weeks, I will be slowly transitioning to the new hotness that is Adobe Fireworks, a design program explicitly aimed at building websites, not just creating stunning graphics or images. Sure, I may dabble in Photoshop when I need a feature here and there, but from now on, I want to take advantage of all the little things Fireworks has to offer where Photoshop tends to crap itself. Not to mention the constant crashing of Photoshop on my mac, which can be eternally frustrating.

So there, I said it. I am switching to Fireworks. Who’s with me? (Side note: As I post this, Photoshop just froze up on me. I think it knows what I’m typing. I’m scared.)

Win a Copy of Things for Mac ∞

Posted by Chris at 11:24 AM on January 29th, 2010

After launching the AllDevJobs.com Blog, I decided it would be a heck of a lot more fun to give away a copy of Things for Mac to 5 lucky email subscribers. To read the details and enter the contest, please visit the new AllDevJobs.com Blog.

Domain Inspiration ∞

Posted by Chris at 11:22 AM on December 11th, 2009

I was in the process of transferring MashedJobs.com to its new owner (recently sold on Flippa) and while I was working in my GoDaddy account, I thought it would be fun to go through the list of domain names I own and list them all here with an explanation of why I own them. After participating in the latest meme-craze URL ABC from TVD, I thought this would be a fun way to share my ideas and domain purchase mistakes with all my friends.
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What J. J. is Thankful For ∞

Posted by Chris at 2:12 AM on November 28th, 2009

My son is the most awesome little guy I’ve ever met (and I’m not biased of course . We recorded a short video to discuss some things J. J. likes and what he is thankful for. He has a cleft palate so some of the sounds you hear him make in this video are replacement sounds for ones he cannot produce. He is on a waiting list to have a surgery that will help correct his speech problems.

URL ABC ∞

Posted by Chris at 10:37 PM on November 27th, 2009

I’m a big fan of internet memes so when Tim Van Damme, Sam Brown, and EJS posted this, I had to join in. It’s a simple concept: Go to the address bar in your favorite browser and type one letter and record the first site that pops up starting with that letter. (more…)

A Challenge to Kyle Steed ∞

Posted by Chris at 3:15 PM on November 24th, 2009

Kyle, you are a designer. I am a designer. You like to eat beef jerky. I like to eat filet mignon. You like to skip showers every other day. I like to be clean and use deodorant. You look like the unabomber. I look like Jack Bauer… I could go on. But I think you get the point. (more…)

This One’s for Dad ∞

Posted by Chris at 11:16 AM on November 3rd, 2009

With the launch of my latest theme, Aperturious, I knew this one was going to be difficult. This is the first theme I’ve released since my dad passed away suddenly one week ago today. When he died, I quickly began to realize dealing with it involves a lot of difficult firsts. First time going to church without him there. First time having Christmas without him. First time for everything.

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Kyle Steed Takes on St. Louis ∞

Posted by Chris at 3:53 PM on October 4th, 2009

If you’ve been following my twitter stream this weekend, you know that Kyle Steed came into town to hang out. It was really nice to meet Kyle in person and show him a little bit of St. Louis. We had the chance to talk design, work on a project together, take the Anheuser-Busch brewery tour (can you say free beer?), take some photographs around town, head to a Cardinals game, and enjoy some great meals in the Central West End and the Hill. Kyle met my crazy kids and lovely wife and won a Jameson Irish Whiskey t-shirt at Bar Louie.

Make sure to check out Kyle’s St. Louis Flickr set and new website.

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Taking the Plunge ∞

Posted by Chris at 2:01 PM on September 16th, 2009

After a little more than 2 years working at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, I have decided to branch off on my own and pursue other endeavors. This decision is one I am extremely excited about and have been preparing for since I founded my own company almost 4 years ago.

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East Coast Love ∞

Posted by Chris at 8:39 AM on July 17th, 2009

I will be attending a couple events over the next few weeks in the Southeastern part of the US and thought I would draw some attention to them. I will be in Atlanta for iPhone Camp on Saturday, the 18th, (hey, that’s tomorrow) and will also be making my way down to Tampa on the 30th for the Front-End Design Conference (held on the 31st). If you’re in either area, you should definitely try to attend either event or hit me up on twitter for an impromptu tweetup. I’ll be meeting up with David in Atlanta to see if I can get him to wear this awesome cow costume in a video for Designmoo.