Background of the Day: Spectrum
March 31st, 2008
Here’s a new background for you. This one’s just a simple rainbow spectrum. Enjoy.
-Chris
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Hello, and welcome to cVioletteRun.com. I am Chris Violette, graphic, video, and web designer. The purpose of this website is to demonstrate my skills and experience and display selections of my work.
As you can see, I have experience in graphic design, web design, video production, and photography. As the new media we live with changes every day, so do I, as I am always looking to learn more to expand my skills and experience.
So, if you are ready to see what I have to offer, please select a section from the menu above. Hopefully, this website will be ever-changing as I complete more and more projects. Any updates and changes will be documented in the blog below here on the homepage so you can easily see what has changed since your last visit.
I hope you enjoy your visit and my work,
-Chris
Background of the Day: Blue Lights
March 25th, 2008
Here’s a new desktop background. Don’t remember when or why I designed this one, but I figured I
would pass it on to you.
Hope you enjoy the backgrounds; if you have any requests, please leave a comment.
-Chris
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Background of the Day: Happy Spring
March 24th, 2008
I designed this desktop background a few days ago for Easter, but decided to change it a bit to make it last longer. Feel free to download it and use it on your desktop.
I hope to share a new wallpaper that I design every few days or so. Check back and maybe there will be a new one for you. If you have any suggestions or requests, please leave a comment and I’ll see what I can do.
-Chris
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Web Fonts: The Good and the Bad
December 2nd, 2007There are a lot of fonts out there… A LOT. Relatively few of them, however, are considered “web safe”, because users have to have the font installed on their machine to have it display right. Many fonts come bundled with operating systems, and sometimes, web browsers. They all have their pros and cons, but there are some that, in my opinion, should be avoided in favor of other alternatives.
Serif Fonts
Serif fonts get their name from the little “extras” on the letters; the tails and the other decorations ending the letters’ strokes.
The typical default font you see around is Times New Roman. Now, there’s nothing wrong with this font, or any of them for that matter. The biggest problem I have with this font is its overuse. If you open up a new document in Microsoft Word, Times New Roman is the font you start typing with. Many people don’t change this, so most printed items you see have Times New Roman. Usually if you see things repeatedly, you will get sick of them, no matter how good they look. So to me, nothing says “I put almost no thought into this design” than sticking with the default serif font in most web browsers. Read the rest of this entry »
Lots’a Spam…
November 27th, 2007Edit:  I’ve blocked the spammers from commenting, so I no longer require commenters to register. Feel free to comment as you like.
It’s been forever since I’ve posted here, but I hope to write more soon. I just wanted to let those of you who read and comment know that due to a massive amount of spam I was receiving via comments, you now have to register to comment. Sorry for the inconvenience. It’s OK, it’s pretty painless, and it’ll let you keep up on what I’m posting.
Cheers.