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

  • Mass Effect 2 – Enough Said

    Mass Effect 2 – Enough Said

    Mass Effect 2 bests its predecessor in every way, and that's saying a lot!

     
  • 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.

     
  • 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 Mass Effect 2 – Enough Said
 
2 How to Handle Prospective Client Calls
 
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

Mass Effect 2 – Enough Said
 

Mass Effect 2

5 out of 5

11 Comments

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Reels in Nostalgic Gamers
 

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

5 out of 5

10 Comments

Assassin’s Creed II is a Perfect Sequel
 

Assassin's Creed II

5 out of 5

20 Comments

Photos

Gaming

  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii
  • Forza Motorsport 3
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Music

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

Quick Bits

Portal 2 Announced, Confirmed for Xbox 360 and PC in 2010

Features 2-player co-op, new playable characters, and full retail price.

Valve Teases Mac Releases of Half-Life 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2

Steam for Mac? Hell yes!

PS3 Clock Bug Takes Out Older Models

PSN inaccessible, trophy-supporting games unplayable on non-Slim PS3s.

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.

Marketplace

Featured Products

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
Matt Brett

Wave

by Matt Brett
Wave
$35.00

Wave is a beautiful and flexible theme catered to those that want to build a video focused site

  • Platform: WordPress
  • Available From: ThemeForest

Workshop

Bulletproof Post Thumbnails in WordPress 2.9
 

Bulletproof Post Thumbnails in WordPress 2.9

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

26 Comments

The Return of My Bare Bones Stylesheet
 

The Return of My Bare Bones Stylesheet

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

23 Comments

Some Great New Features Coming to WordPress in Version 2.7
 

Some Great New Features Coming to WordPress in Version 2.7

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

26 Comments