Welcome to Ryno Studios
My name is Ryan Thaut; I am 19 years old. I am currently working on my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (with a minor in Computer Engineering) at Montana State University. I do all of my graphic and web design work outside of class as a hobby, but I am currently trying to get into some courses relating to web development and graphic design at the university.
I have been working extensively with computer hardware since 2002, computer software design since 2004, and am now working heavily with graphics and web design. I really enjoy interface work and client-side/user end development, but I have been serving as a "Jack-of-all-trades" for my local community for several years. I have done freelance work as well as working in a Dell authorized computer repair shop. I have done commission work for local businesses, including web design and software engineering. I lend my time and services to several on-line communities, as well as doing graphic design for individuals around the globe. I know several programming languages and have an extensive knowledge of many development applications, all of which you can read about on my Services page.
Featured Interfaces
This is one of my most popular skins for Steam, and for many good reasons. Slate is very unigue in comparison to other Steam skins, but it matches many Windows visual styles very well. This skin comes in three flavors; this was version originally designed by o2dazone of the Steam Users Forums. The three versions are Slate, Slate Orange, and Slate Colored.
RoyDarkle is a twist on the Vista Dark skin; it is inspired be several "Royal" skins for XP, but it is mostly derived from one of my web interfaces, Sleek Black. It is a dark skin with cool blue effects. Currently, I feel that it may receive many changes in the future, but that depends on the feedback I receive.
This is the update to my "Steam 3.0 Vista" skin after VALVe added the Steam Community to Steam. This is a complete remake of the previous skin, so there are plenty of changes to make the skin look more complete. This skin features the old layout of Steam, causing it to look much more like an application running in Windows Vista.
Featured Wallpapers
I am back in full swing! College has been going very fast and getting more and more difficult with every passing day, but no matter how many things I have going on I will always make time for these wallpapers. The city is Sydney, for anyone who was wondering; I have had several people ask me if it is Seattle...
The original photograph is by Alistair McRonald. I wanted to create something that was much more likely to be found here in beautiful Wyoming, and, when I saw that photograph, I realized it was very "close to home," so to speak. I have seen scenes like this one around here, and they are beautiful in a unique way.
I started off just creating the monster, although he slowly became a less important part in the piece as I created the lab. The way I see it, he was at one point in time a normal adult, who fell victim to an organization's experiments. I wanted it to instill an empty feeling, as well as pity for the monster that has had a "rebirth."
Featured Web Designs
This one was just for practice. I wanted to try a different layout, one that I had not tried before, and I think it turned out pretty well. The navigation is a little plain, but I did not want to over-complicate it. I think the color scheme is slick, and the lower layout is really effective in presenting imformation in a stylish manner.
I know, I know. ANOTHER design for The Car Shop. I like making designs for them, as they are a very unique group and are constantly changing. This one went through a few revisions as they thought it was too dark and didn't emphasize what they are trying to emphasize now.
This design features a custom scroller, hover effects, and a very interface-like appearance. Everything is done in CSS, HTML, PHP, and JavaScript, but it is designed to look like a Flash design. This one required much more coding than most of my web layouts, but in the end it was worth it.
I was going for some sort of studio feel; like something an artist, or architect, for that matter, could enjoy showing a portfolio on. I used parts from an old template I created as a foundation, mainly the idea of a pad of paper pinned onto a desk. I got the idea from my desk calendar.