Author Archives: Crys

Gift Certificates

Sell Gift Certificates through Google Checkout Original project, Summer 2012: Taylor Therapeutic offered gift certificates to customers in-person but wanted to offer them on his website as well. The original challenge was to create an interface for his customers to … Continue reading

Photoshop Challenge: Character Portraits in a Movie Style

My husband Tony is a budding new designer, and we’ve recently instituted “Photoshop Challenge Days” between us. It’s a great way to practice our skills and do something fun together at the same time. Monday’s challenge was “Pick a movie … Continue reading

Reference examples of Greek handwriting

I’ve been doing transcription work on Ancient Lives, which “is a collaboration between a diverse collection of Oxford Papyrologists and Researchers, The Imaging Papyri Project, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project, the Egypt Exploration Society and” several other institutions (I assume the … Continue reading

“Love and Light” Knotwork – update 7

Here’s a preview of how the knotwork will look, as I have it in my head now. Subject to change, of course: With guides: and without: full-size detail:

“Love and Light” Knotwork – update 6

The final step of preparation is making sure that it’s one line. Sometimes I skip this or intentionally use multiple ribbons, but given the theme of this piece I thought it most appropriate to adhere to the tradition of the … Continue reading