Chris Stauffer is a 19 year old, self-taught web designer, developer, and graphic artist. Chris was introduced to Photoshop when he was 12 and launched his first website (chrisstauffer.net) in 2005. In August of 2007 he was hired by Wrap It Up Vehicle Wraps as a part-time graphic design intern. Later that year he was asked to become their full time graphic artist. About a year later Chris decided to leave Wrap It Up when he was offered a position at Webphibian, a local web design firm. More About Chris >>> Download Resume (.pdf)

December 4th, 2008 A Much Needed Update I've been extremely busy (a good thing) this last month because I'm working with several clients right now trying to finish up various projects. Hopefully that is a good explanation for the lack of updates. Anyway, here is what has been going on: I've been working on a new site for Pellet Envy, an award-winning competition BBQ team lead by Rod Grey. The site is based off the same design that I created for his trailer. (Pictured Above) Still finishing up aconnectingpointe.com, waiting to add content as it's supplied by the client. I had also had the opportunity to (hopefully) secure gogreenkcmo.com, a social networking site/informational guide, that will have articles posted regularly about "green" technology and what companies in the KC area are using it. It will also feature a forum, videos, and reviews. Soon I'll be starting a promo design soon for Hurry Up and Wait, a Kansas City area film that is currently in early development. So check back for information on that. Lastly, I lost my phone on Tuesday (the 2nd) and it hasn't shown up. Unfortunately it was the new $300 iPhone...and they don't offer insurance. If you tried calling me in the last few days and it went straight to voicemail, then that is why. I will be replacing it today, so no worries. As always, thanks for stopping by!             November 12th, 2008 New Features!  I've spent a good chunk of time the last few days making a lot of small "cosmetic" updates to the site. Here is just a few of them: Added: Live Chat Feature I'm sure you've seen it, but to the left is a new live chat feature! From now on, anytime I'm at my desk I'll be able to talk to visitors to the site. This is made possible by a very impressive program by the name of Digsby. Added: Side Box Titles I designed small title graphics for the boxes on the left. Nothing huge, but sometime soon I plan on making the boxes collapsible. Hopefully that will make it easier to see them all at once. Added: About Me Box To the left you'll now be able to find an "about me" box, with an option to read more that takes you to the about me page..which I will update soon. Added: Download My Resume The about me box (to the left) now has a link to download my most current resume. Also, check back soon to see the site I mentioned in my last entry. Although it isn't live, it is online and I am just in the process of adding content as it's supplied by the client. Thanks for visiting!             October 30th, 2008 Weekly Review Ok so maybe it has been longer than a week. Anyway's I finally had the chance to take a first-hand look at Adobe's Creative Suite 4 and I am very impressed. What jumped out at me immediately was how much of an improvement Adobe has made to the performance side of Photoshop (and possibly Illustrator, I haven't checked). I haven't looked up the specifics, but I know that it has something to do with Photoshop now using the computer's graphics card more aggressively than past releases. Being somewhat of a PC gamer myself, this is huge because if you have a nice graphics card like me then you'll agree that it bridges some of the gap between "a gaming computer" and a computer built for handling large art files/renderings. I've also been busy working on a new site for A Connecting Pointe, which is a local drug and alcohol assessment, education, and counseling center. Above is a little preview of the design I have sent to the client. Granted the client approves, I am getting pretty close to slicing and getting it online. So be looking for that.         October 14th, 2008 Email Issues For the last couple of days I have been transferring my web site to a different server and in the process my email (chris[at]grafikkid.com) has been down. If you tried emailing me in the last 4 or 5 days I didn't get it!         October 9th, 2008 New Site is Live I've decided to make this new site my only site. Lot's of new work on here if you ever had a chance to see my old portfolio. I also plan on adding some older work soon so check back!