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Rich Spillberg

Matt Brett — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:22:15 +0000

To say I had a lot of fun working on this site, would be an understatement of epic proportions. Rich came to me with a collection of excellent photos, a load of content, and enthusiasm for modern technology and best practices that rivalled my own. Essentially, a perfect foundation for creating something awesome. I knew right out of the gate that I was going to take a responsive approach here, and Rich was more than game. The end result is a site that scales beautifully across various screen shapes and sizes.…

PictureCorrect

Matt Brett — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:18:51 +0000

One of my personal favourites, PictureCorrect was the second large photography blog I redesigned in 2009. It was a challenge to come up with a style that was entirely different from Digital Photography School, considering much of the content is similar in nature. But the end result is something both my client and I were extremely pleased with. In January of 2012 I revisited this project and made the layout adaptive for mobile devices.…

Film Blather

Matt Brett — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:11:13 +0000

It’s always fun taking an old site and giving it a fresh coat of paint. Film Blather was one of these projects, but it also received an overhaul of the back-end. Previously powered by a home-brewed database, Film Blather has been moved to WordPress and everything is managed from WP-Admin thanks to Custom Post Types and Taxonomies.…

Girl With A Camera

Matt Brett — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:40:28 +0000

To say I had a lot fun with this project, would be a massive understatement. This was my first venture into HTML5, and I took the opportunity to deck out Ashley’s photoblog with all sorts of CSS3 frills as well. One of the main challenges, was deciding on a colour scheme. Since each photo set could potentially have a dominent colour through-out, I came up with the idea of having the background colour change for each post (set). Along with the background colour, Ashley has the ability to adjust the size and positioning of the hero photo and thumbnails for each post, to provide an optimal viewing experience.

WP-Select

Matt Brett — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:49:01 +0000

The latest edition to the Envato family, WP-Select is a “best of” selection of WordPress themes hand-picked by the editors of ThemeForest. My job, was to create a simple yet powerful tool that would allow users of all types to sift through and find exactly what they’re looking for. Powered by an incredible plugin developed by Iron to Iron, and sporting a front-end crafted by yours truly, WP-Select is an impressive piece of work, no matter how you look at it.…

Makeup Geek

Matt Brett — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:14:50 +0000

I couldn’t have been more thrilled when I was asked to redesign Makeup Geek. I love working with feminine colours, and given the quality of the content and massive following, it showed lots of potential. Working closely with Marlena, I executed a design that is feminine, bold, and sexy, without being too “girly” or cheesy. Since the initial launch, I’ve jumped back on board to help skin Makeup Geek’s third party store to match the rest of the site.…

SpareBank 1 SMN Blogg

Matt Brett — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:39:44 +0000

When I was asked to handle the design of a blog for a bank, I wasn’t exactly jumping for joy. Corporate design is definitely not my specialty, and I was afraid I was going to be asked for a clean and minimal design, but thankfully that wasn’t the case. Tapping into current social media trends and presenting lots of content in an organized manner were top of the priority list, and I feel that we definitely achieved those goals. In the end, this project end up being one of the most enjoyable projects I worked on in 2010.

Tucker Max

Matt Brett — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:25:12 +0000

Tucker Max is many things (yes, an asshole being one of them), but one thing is for sure – he is one busy dude. He has a lot going on, all the time, and needed a website where his fans and followers could keep tabs on it all. Previously, he had separate sites for his stories, his books, his movie, and so on. The main goal of this redesign, was to pull it all under one roof, give him the ability to manage content on his own, and maintain the style and attitude that is Tucker Max.

Spinoff Online

Matt Brett — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:14:53 +0000

The latest spinoff (pun intended) from the team at Comic Book Resources, is Spinoff Online. I was brought in shortly after launch to beef up the front-end, and to make publishing easier for its many authors. Some familiar style elements from CBR are present in this iteration of Spinoff, along with some of the latest CSS frills to add an extra level of flare for those with modern browsers.

Stogie Review

Matt Brett — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:05:55 +0000

I’ve never smoked a cigar in my life (really!), but was excited to have the opportunity to work with a group of cigar enthusiasts on their blog redesign. The biggest challenge here, was maintaining the dominant dark blues, while presenting the content on a light background. I went a little crazy with textures through-out the design, which was in an effort to make the site feel more authentic, and real. Flat colours on a screen just don’t deliver that same sense of something existing in our world.