Hello, I'm Chris Murphy — I specialize in creating engaging, user-centric interactive experiences. Learn more about me, how I can help your project succeed, or my expertise with WordPress.
March 10, 2010Visio Productivity Tips
The majority of my work as of late has been on the planning side of my service offering, e.g. Interaction Design…
March 5, 2010How to Fix Your Broken CMS: Part 2
Sometimes the "quick wins" on a project can turn out to be long-term losses. Has your CMS project turned into a …
March 5, 2010How to Fix Your Broken CMS: Part 1
Are you or your organization considering implementing a CMS? Do you have one in place already? Before you move a…
April 15, 2009Creating a Reusable Shape with Visio Shape Data Support
An in-depth tutorial on how to leverage Visio's datagraphics features for building…
April 6, 2009Out with the Old and in with Something Dramatically Different.
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February 25, 2009WordPress Theme Design Part 4: Visual Texture
It’s been some time since my last posting on my “WordPress Theme Design” series (a year and change), and so I th…
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"D&B Pay It Forward" was an internal HR campaign designed to illustrate how team members within regional divisions (and inter-departmental) were related through simple acts of kindness. The campaign highlighted not only the relationships internally but provided global inside to how D&B team members connected with their external customers, and in many cases across regions. The campaign allowed employees the opportunity to recognize each other's contributions both large and small, and was ultimately tied to a charitable fundraising initiative. This project offered several interesting challenges on the IT and implementation level that were successfully overcome.
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The Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant needed a website when they opened their doors, wanting to communicate the Parisian-style menu and the atmosphere that complimented it. The website showcased aspects of their interior decoration through carefully selected photography, panoramas, and a touch of old world charm. Despite the heavy use of photographic assets, it was important that the site load quickly and perform well without losing its charm.
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One of the primary entry points into the Shopos.com website is through their homepage, which funnels traffic to specific products and information. User interaction with the original homepage was scattered and needed to be focused to specific areas of interest. The interaction design of the new homepage discarded over 80% of information clutter the original, and focused on drawing prospects' and customer's attention the information relevant to them.
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- Creative Director, Art Director
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"Wild About Gardening" is one the Canadian Wildlife Federations' most highly trafficked sites, having build up a niche audience over the past ten years. The original website had accumulated a volume of information making it near unmanageable. The refreshed website required a reorganization of its information architecture to improve scalability, and a new, contemporary look and feel.
- Without a commitment to change, and a process that works, any tool is useless (via @elliotross) yup ;) 3 days ago
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