Heyo! I'm Matt Brett, and I'm a freelance web designer from Ontario, Canada. I specialize in WordPress development and generally making things that are awesome. When I'm not working, I'm playing video games, and I've published 80-odd game reviews over the past few years.

Personal Blog

  • How to Handle Prospective Client Calls

    How to Handle Prospective Client Calls

    One of the toughest things a freelancer faces, is managing one's schedule and allotting enough time for all the things that he or she is responsible for.

     
  • Bulletproof Post Thumbnails in WordPress 2.9

    Bulletproof Post Thumbnails in WordPress 2.9

    Everything you need to add Post Thumbnails to your theme, while keeping it backwards compatible.

     
  • Apple Has Ruined Me for Everyone Else

    Apple Has Ruined Me for Everyone Else

    I recently decided that I could live without my Apple LED Cinema Display - I was wrong.

     
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Reels in Nostalgic Gamers

    New Super Mario Bros. Wii Reels in Nostalgic Gamers

    Nintendo has the art of rehashing old material down to a fine science.

     
  • How to Handle Dumb Readers

    How to Handle Dumb Readers

    As a web designer, I'm constantly faced with the task of figuring out how to best get the point across without sacrificing form and function.

     
1 How to Handle Prospective Client Calls
 
2 Bulletproof Post Thumbnails in WordPress 2.9
 
3 Apple Has Ruined Me for Everyone Else
 
4 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Reels in Nostalgic Gamers
 
5 How to Handle Dumb Readers
 

From the Archives

Assassin’s Creed II is a Perfect Sequel
 

Assassin’s Creed II is a Perfect Sequel

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

20 Comments

Twelve South Makes Awesome Stuff for Your Mac
 

Twelve South Makes Awesome Stuff for Your Mac

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

65 Comments

My Kind of Handheld Gaming
 

My Kind of Handheld Gaming

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

22 Comments

Photos

Gaming

  • Forza Motorsport 3
  • Mass Effect 2
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii
  • MAG

Music

  • Arkells – Jackson Square
  • Polar Bear Club – Chasing Hamburg
  • Moneen – The World I Want To Leave Behind
  • Chuck Ragan – Gold Country

Quick Bits

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 MP Demo Available for Xbox 360

Coming to PS3 on February 4.

Microsoft Announces X10 Event in San Franscico Next Month

Fable 3, Halo: Reach, Alan Wake, and others to be on hand.

PlayStation Motion Controller's Release Date Moves to Fall 2010

File this under "no one cares" and "stop giving us things we don't want", along with Project Natal.

Custom Web Design

WordPress Themes

Choose one of my six premium WordPress themes and get your site online in no time! Available exclusively from ThemeForest, my themes feature the latest and greatest in modern web design at a fraction of the cost of custom design work.

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Matt Brett

Filthy

by Matt Brett
Filthy
$30.00

Filthy is a personal blog theme that’s been through the ringer. This thing is just down right dirty! And best of all, it comes it 2 shades of filth – brown and black.

  • Platform: WordPress
  • Available From: ThemeForest
Matt Brett

Imperial

by Matt Brett
Imperial
$30.00

Imperial is a theme with no specific focus. It’s not sure if it wants to be a personal blog, or house an online magazine. It’s not even sure if it’s black or white, for that matter!

  • Platform: WordPress
  • Available From: ThemeForest
Matt Brett

Varnish

by Matt Brett
Varnish
$35.00

Varnish is quite possibly the most customizable WordPress theme on the planet. Choose one of the 23 bundled colour schemes, or create your own – all from WP-Admin!

  • Platform: WordPress
  • Available From: ThemeForest

Workshop

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