Just launched a clients website at www.shepherd.edu/intramurals. Check it out! Big props to Jenna Z, who is the graphic designer at Intramurals, for being a great help.

It is a winter wonderland here in small town Thomas, WV. The days are long, full of holiday cheer, laughter, and merriment.

Oh, and a shit ton of design work.

As you may or may not know, I’m a fairly accomplished professional designer. I’ve been designing fairly steadily for about five years now, and have created dozens of websites. I’m nearing the one hundred mark. I’m not great by any means, but I’m getting better and better, and my work is really beginning to shine.

Anyway, enough about me! Let’s talk design.

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Just wrote a review last night about Men Who Stare at Goats, a truly unique film that combines psychic warfare, Iraq, the new age 70’s movement, Vietnam, and goats. It’s really quite an absurd film. Here’s a snipplet from my review:

This quirky adventure mixes the irony of psychic warfare in the US army, a tale of self discovery, political commentary, a mix of great actors, and a premise that is guaranteed to be off-the-wall. While this may seem like a sure winner, it stumbles rather than taking flight and becoming a true classic.

Interested in what I’ve got to say? View my review posted at MovieSector. It’s got the full text, screen captures, a trailer, and my final score (you can also add your own score).

I’ve completed two student films recently, one for Advertising and Imagery and one for Introduction to Mass Communications. I learned how to operate Final Cut Pro, Sountrack Pro, iMovie HD, and GarageBand all on beginner to intermediate levels. My experience with Sony Vegas 8 and Audacity really helped in the use of these new software programs, since I already had the fundamentals down.

The first film is for my Introduction class, and it was all about using as many features, functions, and effects within Final Cut Pro as possible. It’s not really a high quality work, but for a first project in Final Cut, it’s decent!

The next one is far simpler, took less time to complete, and I feel like it’s better quality. It’s a zoning advertising for an upcoming vote in Jefferson county, but it’s just a mock advertising. I think I did a good job tackling it.

I’ve got three sub-sections that I’ve updated on my About Us page. I’ve added a professional page and updated my personal about us page. The gaming about us page has yet to be updated, however. Check it out to learn more about Matt Richards!