7/7/2003
CoffeeBrain Links to UI!
 
I have been a fan of the webcomic CoffeeBrain for a while now. Rob Laughter's little strip is very funny. Check it out.
 
Anyway, it turns out that Rob thinks my little attempt at humor is pretty good as well. When an established cartoonist who runs a site as popular as CoffeeBrain takes notice of an little start-up one-man operation like this one, it's a big deal. Here's the e-mail he sent me...

From: "Rob" <rob@coffeebrain.com>
To: "Craig Brennan" <kregh99@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: link exchange
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 14:08:05 -0700
 
Hi Craig...
 
I just checked out your site and your comics...dude...they rock! I'll be more than happy to pop a link to your site. I'll be sure to visit again to see the new stuff pop up :) I love the layout also...very clean and easy to follow. Let me know if you have any questions...and good luck to you and your comic!
 
~Rob
www.coffeebrain.com


Wow. Praise from Caesar. Besides the compliments, he put a link to UI on CoffeeBrain

 
Thanks Rob. It is appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the cartoons.
 
- Craig
6/23/2003
We have received an award!
 
Before I get a barrage of e-mail stating that awards don't mean a whole heck of a lot on the net anymore, I just like the fact that another site feels that we are worthy to be recognized for our design, or our content, or whatever the reason. So with that in mind, here is what we got (it links to their site):
 
Coolest Designs Award

 
Thanks guys. It is appreciated. Hope you enjoyed the cartoons.
 
- Craig
6/16/2003
This is the first chance I have had between strip productions to fill anyone in on how this little enterprise is doing. When I started this in March, I had know idea how far it would go. It turns out that something I'm doing purely for fun is actually generating (dare I say it) fans. After perusing my e-mail and firewall logs, it turns out we have viewers not just in the US and Canada, but also in England, Belgium and other coutries across Europe. And many of them are repeat visitors. Needless to say, I was happy as well as floored.
 
Thanks to those out there who have contributed using the PayPal link. This has allowed me to devote a little more time than I normal to this project and it will help upgrade to better animation software so that UI will get to you as quickly as possible without sacrificing animation quality or writing standards.Dave It's a lot of fun putting this out there, but it's also a lot of work. Your donations make things easier.
 
Some of the ideas for User Issues come from my experiences, but some of the best come from friends of mine who are techies out there who have had their own issues with users. Please don't be afraid to e-mail me your User Issues. You will be credited at the end of the animation if I use your idea (just like the guys who make the cool music used in the cartoons.
 
More news to follow soon...
 
- Craig