Below are books, articles, and blog posts that I have written for various design-related publishers.
January 2013
Edge Animate Essential Training
Lynda.com
Adobe Edge Animate offers a new way of creating rich and interactive animated content for web and mobile sites. In this course, discover how to use the complete Edge Animate toolset to lay out and animate motion graphics for your website, mobile devices, digital magazine, iBooks, and more.
December 2012
Converting Photoshop designs to HTML
Lynda.com Blog
For many designers, the process of designing a website ends with a series of mock-ups that represent how the website should look in a browser. While this is a necessary aspect to web design, it is only part of the design process.
November 2012
Responsive download, not just responsive design
Lynda.com Blog
When considering a responsive design for a website, many web designers and developers only consider the layout. While it is key to ensure the layout and composition make use of the user’s screen size, the download time should also be considered as part of the user experience.
October 2012
Design Your Course for Completion
Udemy Blog
There are two basic ways to construct your online course. One option is to create all of the fundamentals of a topic, and present the material in an organized and logical way. The second approach is to create a task-based course...
August 2012
How to export FormsCentral template files
Acrobat User Community
In this infographic, learn how to export an Adobe FormsCentral template file to your computer to create a fillable PDF form or web form.
June 2012
Advanced design template for jQuery Mobile
Adobe Developer Connection
Chris Converse shows how to create the CSS and HTML markup for a jQuery Mobile project using the streamlined workflow in Dreamweaver CS6.
June 2012
Getting Smart
Since my “day job” is designing and developing interactive content for Codify Design Studio, we run across many real-world scenarios that force us to combine technique across disciplines...
April 2012
Udemy excerpt: Techniques in responsive web design
Adobe Developer Connection
Udemy excerpt: receive a 67% discount on Chris Converse's Udemy.com course Creating Responsive Web Design.
March 2012
Web Design How-To: Get Started with Responsive Web Design
CreativePro.com
Responsive web design refers to making content that adjusts to the screen size on which it is displayed, making it the right choice for phones and tablets in addition to desktop computers. Following these three steps will put you on the road to designing websites that are flexible enough to handle many screen sizes.
December 2011
Responsive design with jQuery marquee
Adobe Developer Connection
Use jQuery Ajax to load interactive data based on screen size. Share a set of HTML and CSS markup, and combine CSS3 media queries with this template.
November 2011
Techniques in responsive web design
Web Designer Depot
The techniques in this article explain how we can leverage this powerful capability of CSS to also change imagery, alter the navigation on hand-held devices, and set up default CSS for compatibility older browsers.
October 2011
Customizable starter design for jQuery Mobile
Adobe Developer Connection
Preview and download the template and related files and assets, and watch a short video to learn how you can customize this template..
October 2011
Customizable starter design for HTML5 video
Adobe Developer Connection
See an example of how to embed an HTML5 video player in your designs.
July 2011
Customizable starter design for multiscreen development
Adobe Developer Connection
See an example of how you can use CSS3 media queries in your designs.
June 2011
Book excerpt: Bring Your Web Design to Life
Adobe Developer Connection
Step through the process of assembling text and graphics into your desired layout.
January 2011
Create Interactive Documents iPad App
Pearson Education, Inc. / Apple Inc.
Written, desgined and hosted by interactive design expert Chris Converse, this amazing iPad App will show you how to take your designs from Adobe InDesign to the screen with over 3.5 hours of easy-to-follow video tutorials and a full reference guide.
February 2011
Design Interactivity Visually in InDesign
CreativePro.com
You no longer have to use ActionScript to creatively develop Flash applications. Adobe InDesign 5’s new features, such as multi-state objects and the Animations Panel, among others, let you design interactive content in much the same way you could in Flash.
December 2010
Finally, a Visual Way to Design Interactivity!
Peachpit Press
Now you no longer have to use ActionScript to creatively develop Flash applications. Author and Flash developer Chris Converse delves into Adobe InDesign 5's new features, such as multi-state objects and the Animations Panel, among others, that let you design interactive content in much the same way you could in Flash.
October 2010
Peachpit Press / Adobe Press
Designers today are increasingly called upon to create materials in a wide variety of media, or materials that can be delivered via multiple media, not simply for print or for Web alone.
July 2010
Test and Fix Web Browser Compatibility Issues Inside Dreamweaver
CreativePro.com
Learn how to use Adobe BrowserLab in Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5 to find and fix pesky browser-compatibility problems.
June 2010
Dreamweaver starter designs for web designers
Adobe Developer Connection
Preview, download, and customize these sample designs of more advanced HTML and CSS techniques to suit your needs.
June 2010
Rich media in PDF and Acrobat 9
Acrobat User Communtiy
In this tutorial, learn how to use Acrobat 9 Pro to transform your PDF documents into multidimensional communication tools by adding rich media files such as video, sound, or Flash content.
November 2009
Peachpit Press / Adobe Press
This essential new DVD/book combo from award-winning designer Chris Converse will have viewers transforming static Web designs into visually rich, interactive web sites in no time. Focusing on beginner web designers and print designers who need to optimize their designs for the web, Chris will walk the viewer through all of the tools in Adobe's Creative Suite Web Premium.
October 2009
Applying design to Spry widgets
Adobe Developer Connection
Download these Spry widget themes and modify them to suit your own designs.
October 2009
Modifying a PDF Portfolio Navigator using Acrobat 9
Acrobat User Community
Join Chris Converse—partner, designer and developer at Codify Design Studio — as he walks you through the process of dissecting a PDF Portfolio navigator file and shows you how to replace elements of a custom portfolio developed by E3 Consulting and Joel Geraci.
September 2009
Mix Acrobat and Flash for Better Interactivity
CreativePro.com
NueLife.com, a dynamic website that provides customized resources for the health and wellness needs of America’s seniors and healthcare professionals, hired Codify Design Studio to design an interactive product tour for them.
June 2009
Dreamweaver starter designs for beginners
Adobe Developer Connection
Preview, download, and customize these designs to suit your needs.
May 2009
Embedding Flash brings interactive PDF product tour to life
Acrobat User Community
With Acrobat 9 now fully supporting Flash, Codify was able to embed a Flash file into a PDF file, and also embed all external resources the Flash application needs. The tour is contained in a single, downloadable interactive PDF file that can be run without an Internet connection.
December 2008
Building scalable websites with Dreamweaver
Adobe Developer Connection
Learn about the core concepts that help ensure your site's long-term success.
October 2008
Adobe Developer Connection
Learn and apply proven web design techniques.