Redesign
CU launched a complete redesign on December 24, 2007. The old version can be found here (no longer updated).
Statistics
CU went online on July 7, 2003. To date, we have served—
Unique visits: 9,684,000
Total visits: 13,585,000
Page views: 75,697,000
(Statistics as of July 1, 2008)
Focus
CU is dedicated to bringing together concept design works from a wide variety of games to one place where people can easily access and enjoy them. Every image on CU is watermark-free, out of respect for the original artists and for those wishing to collect artwork or use it in personal design projects.
Contributers
comet_rider_007 - FFXII art scans.
Fayn Arawn - FFT Advance art scans.
Isobel - Bouncer art scans.
Jacqueline - N.Power FF scans. ( site )
Lux - KH2 FF character renders. Some of the renders for Xenosaga II & III.
Radical Dreamer - Phantom Brave & Disgaea scans.
Reina - FF:CC & Zelda: WW scans.
Strider - Perfection SNK Characters & Capcom Design Works scans.
Tim - Inside The Gamers Studio comics, Drifters manga, & I'm Game comics.
Trivia
CU is actually on its 6th redesign. The first 4 designs, though completed, were scrapped before ever making it online.
The title "Creative Uncut" is partially derived from a poor fan translation of a Star Ocean 2 music track that was incorrectly translated as "Let's Creative".
The CU forums community often references the "N00b invasion of 2004", a period when the forums were flooded with trolling new users, largely via school computers.
During its run, the Inside the Gamer's Studio comic page was the second most viewed page site-wide, second only to the index.
Webmaster
Real Name: David Carillet
Age: 26 in human years
Height: Taller than a chair.
Marital Status: Engaged to my work.
Religion: Christian (not Catholic =P)
Location: North Carolina, USA
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All messages are welcome, and I will usually try to respond within one to two days. If your message involves a question, please see the FAQ first to check if it has already been answered. Thank you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q : Will you affiliate or exchange links with my website?
A : This is a fairly common question, enough that I can't simply say yes to every request. To narrow down the requirements, your website should be established for at least 4 months, it should be about video games, and it should also average above 2,000 unique visitors daily. I won't ask to see your traffic logs, instead I use Alexa as a very general measurement. If your Alexa Traffic Rank is 200k or better, I'll give the nod for visitor stats. A 200k rank is easily obtainable without even averaging 2k daily uniques.
As for trading links, I'm more than happy to include your website on the links page if you will provide a link back to CU in return.
Q : I want to advertise on CU, are you interested?
A : Possibly. I'm rather strict about what kind of advertising goes on the website. I have little to no tolerance for bright, flashy, interactive, or video ads. Text ads are strongly preferred, with acceptible forms of content including art, games, anime, and such things related. Currently, CU averages monthly over 150k uniques and 2.5 million page views.
Q : I found an error, bad URL, etc. Where should I report it?
A : Just send a quick message using the contact form above and it will be corrected right away. And also very much appreciated!
Q : Where do you obtain artwork from?
A : Much of it has been manually scanned from imported art books, and to a lesser extent, from strategy guides. Another major source is media released directly by game companies, often from their Japanese or French counterparts where art gets more attention than it does in the US. Donations from friends are also occasionally accepted, if they are trustable, though it's not possible to always know their source. If you find any questionable scans on CU, feel free to contact me about them.
Q : What programs were used in the creation of CU?
A : All graphics were created using Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Adobe Image Ready. All HTML pages and scripts were coded in good ol' Notepad, though I do sometimes use CuteHTML for making code edits across multiple pages at once. My FTP program of choice is CuteFTP.
Q : Who is your hosting provider, and do you recommend them?
A : CU is hosted at Dathorn Internet Services and it's been a pain-free experience. The quality of service has been outstanding, and it all comes at a very reasonable price. I'd recommend them to anyone.
Q : I have content I would like to donate, will you take it?
A : No thanks. The thought is appreciated, but I try to keep the content quality here high and the best way to do that is to create it myself or accept contributions from close friends only.
Q : I sent a message and didn't get a reply. What's up?
A : I try to respond to every message within one or two days. If you don't get a response within 48 hours, it's likely I did not receive your message. With the amount of spam CU receives daily, it's possible for a message to get lost. There have also been cases where I've replied and the message has bounced, so please double-check the spelling of your email address before you press "send" on the form.
Q : Can I make a donation to Creative Uncut?
A : I'm not one to ask for donations, but this question has come up before so I'll address it here. If you'd like to bless CU with a donation, you are more than welcome to do so. This website is an investment of time and money, and I will be exceedingly grateful for any size contribution.
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