Hello, I'm Chris Murphy — I specialize in creating engaging, user-centric interactive experiences.
Archive for "Tutorial"
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Mar 2010 10
Visio Productivity Tips
I thought I would take some time to share some of the lessons have helped to improve my efficiency with Visio (2007). For the record: I’m not a die-hard fan of Visio, but rather I believe i… -
Apr 2009 15
Creating a Reusable Shape with Visio Shape Data Support
I’ve been quite busy over the past week having to rebuild many of my site planning documents from scratch. In the course of delving deeper into the workings and features of Visio, I’ve ended u… -
Feb 2009 25
WordPress Theme Design Part 4: Visual Texture
Visual texture plays a large role in design: the lack of and the addition of texture are all part of visual communication. It is one of the ways a designer can appeal to the users’ senses thro… -
Sep 2008 6
How To Style Your Most Recent WordPress Posting
How you choose to style your blog postings is largely dependent on the theme you've selected to use on your blog, your writing style, as well as -- perhaps -- your skill at modifying the theme… -
Aug 2008 29
How To Quote Comments In A WordPress Comment List
I received an email from a reader this afternoon, asking about one of the commenting features that I built into the Lemon Twist theme: quote comments. Hi Chris, I’m really curious on how y… -
Jan 2008 24
WordPress Theme Design Part 3: Color and Contrast
Color selection can be troublesome especially when it comes to designing for yourself. WordPress themes are no exception, and the exercise itself is possibly one of the more challenging aspect… -
Jan 2008 18
WordPress Theme Design Part 2: Web Typography
In the previous installment of this series, I covered how we can harmonize and control the layout of our design by making consistent use of a strong column measure. In turn, the column measure… -
Jan 2008 14
WordPress Theme Design Part 1: Best practices when designing a new theme
An issue facing developers currently is compatibility. Older WordPress themes are becoming less and less popular, which is not necessarily due to design so much as the lack of support for newe…
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