• Elegance
  • Through
  • Simplicity

 I design & develop
functional, creative, and usability oriented websites by exposing the simplicity and the latest web standards as the driving principles
behind my designs.

portfolio

  • Robo Blower
    www.roboblower.com
    RoboBlower.com is a site that I designed which showcases my father's remote controlled snowblower project. I chose a retro design inspired by gleaming chrome and candy paint from jukeboxes & classic cars of the 1960's.
  • Chip Spencer's Orangutan Village
    www.orangutanvillage.com
    Chip Spencer's Orangutan Village is the parent company for Chip Spencer Designs. I chose a design that embodied adventure & excitement.
  • Stitz-Zeager: Open Source Mathematics
    www.stitz-zeager.com
    Carl Stitz & Jeff Zeager are two college professors that grew tired of the rising costs and declining quality in mathematics textbooks. So, they took it upon themselves to write their own textbook. They also have released it as a free download under the Creative Commons license and made the LaTeX source code to the book available.

    This is my current project and remains just a preliminary visual composition. The design reflects simplicity. It focuses on the the book, thereby enabling students to gain as much knowledge as they can, both from the book and additional resources.

about

Chip Spencer: Ashtabula, Ohio's leading freelance web designer and developer.

My name is Chip Spencer. I'm a freelance website & graphics designer from Ashtabula, Ohio near Cleveland, the Rock & Roll capital of the world. I specialize in html5, css3 & JQuery web design, server-side development in php & mySQL. I can also convert your PSD designs into functional websites. If you would like to have me design your next project, fill out my contact form to the right, or send me an email to:  chip@chipspencer.com. I'm always open for suggestions and questions, criticism and praise, job opportunities or just a simple, but interesting conversation.

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reflections on design

My previous employer becomes my first client

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Chip
As of 11:00 PM on August 27th, my position as Quality Control Laboratory Technician with Gabriel Performance Products ended. In the process of my transition out of the lab, Gabriel hired me to continue developing their website redesign project. See their existing site at GabePro.com

Welcome to the new and improved chipspencer.com

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Chip
Welcome to the newly updated Chip Spencer Designs website. The colors are brighter and the addition of SEO elements, a contact form, and social networking icons to follow my musings. My blog, "reflections on design" will still be forthcoming. It will be based on WordPress and is currently taking a back seat due to the current projects that I have on my desk. Stay tuned!

My latest projects

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Chip
My latest project is Stitz-Zeager.com: Open Source Mathematics book series. Their site is being designed using WordPress & bbPress.