About
Blog.SpoonGraphics is the digital playground of Chris Spooner, a freelance graphic designer with a passion for all things creative.
Hi, I’m Chris Spooner, the guy behind Blog.SpoonGraphics. This site acts as my digital playground, where I present Illustrator and Photoshop tutorials, articles around the subject of design and a bunch of free vector and resource giveaways.
Blog.SpoonGraphics began as my personal experiment after deciding to take a deeper look into the Wordress application and the world of blogging. I setup Blog.SpoonGraphics in April 2007 and started posting a couple of articles and tutorials.
After a short while a couple of the posts started gaining a decent bit of attention and traffic levels began to grow at a fairly fast rate. The site continued to grow in size to what it is today, resulting in some great exposure consisting of various features and interviews on similar blogs and websites, as well as inclusions in international design magazines and publications.
For me personally it’s a great way of putting my ideas into practice through tutorials, which helps develop and polish my design skills while helping others, and to keep up to date with the design industry. It has also given me the opportunity to network and meet a bunch of like-minded designers and bloggers from around the world.
In 2009, I branched out and started my second blog, named Line25. If you enjoy the tutorials and articles here on Blog.SpoonGraphics, be sure to stop by and check out the range of web design related content at http://line25.com.
Thanks for your visit, I hope you enjoy your stay! If you would like to strike up a conversation, please feel free to get in touch.
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About Chris Spooner
I went down the creative route throughout school and college with an aim to work in the creative industry. After graduating from University with a degree in Art & Design I worked at a local design studio for two years on a range of design projects for print and web. In 2008 I decided to push my career forward and headed off to work independently as a freelance designer.
The combination of blogging and freelancing has been a great mix, both working hand in hand to increase my creative skills and land some interesting and high profile jobs. For a look at some of my recent projects, take a browse through my work in my design portfolio.
I’ve also had the pleasure of appearing on a range of design related websites, blogs and publications, here’s a selection of the most recent:
- AiVault - AiVault Talks to Chris Spooner
- DesignM.ag - Group Interview On Designers and the Pursuit of Personal Projects
- PhotoshopUser TV - Cited in episode #182 of PhotoshopUser TV
- MarcoFolio - Discussing blueprints with Chris Spooner
- John O’Nolan - Interview with Chris Spooner of SpoonGraphics
- NET Magazine Issue 188 - How to Build a One-Page Portfolio Article
- Spicy Web Designers - Spicy Web Designer Interview with Chris Spooner
- Sharebrain - Braintalk with Chris Spooner
- Graphic Design Twist - Expert Advice: Creating A Successful Blog
- Designm.ag - Designer Showcase: Chris Spooner
- Inspiredology - Chris Spooner Interview
- Smashing Magazine - 10 Steps To The Perfect Portfolio Website
- ColorBurned - Interview with Chris Spooner of Spoon Graphics
- Logo Gala - Featured Logo Design and Interview
- Smashing Magazine - Push Your Website into the Future with CSS3
- Just Creative Design - Designer in the Spotlight: Chris Spooner
- Web Designer Depot - 10 Characteristics of Excellent Portfolio Sites
- CityofAngels - Interview with a Pro, Chris Spooner
- PSDFan - Interview with Chris Spooner
- Smashing Magazine - Looking Back on 2008 with Top Web Designers
- ProBlogger - 10 Innovative Blog Business Models
- David Airey - How Designers Charge Their Clients
- Please Critique Me - Member of the Please Critique Me Critics Panel
- Advertees - Need a Logo Designer? Or just Advice?
- BrianYerkes - 3 Questions for 3 Top Design Bloggers & Productivity Tips
- ScrnShots - Featured ScrnShots User - Chris Spooner
- Vectortuts - Weekly Article Writer at Vectortuts
- Web Hosting Search - An Interview with Chris Spooner of SpoonGraphics
- Vandelay Design - Interview with Chris Spooner
- Designers Who Blog - Blog.SpoonGraphics Feature
- My Ink Blog - An Interview with Chris Spooner