I’m Matt. I plan, design, and build stuff on the web. I’m a nerd that speaks human, uses modern tools, and loves helping clients solve problems and conquer the internet.
Working Concept is in Lake Mary, Florida. I work with clients small and large, building ExpressionEngine or WordPress sites, custom CodeIgniter-based applications, and the occasional prototype.
Services
Planning
It’s no mystery that a good plan is the result of a process: gathering requirements and content, researching platforms and options, defining goals, and getting key people involved.
Design
Whether it’s a whole new identity or working closely with existing guidelines, we’ll use wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to figure out how things look and work for target users and devices.
Development
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, LAMP server setup, and testing. Maybe even some Flash, Objective-C, Perl, or whatever else is needed – kept on track with checkpoints and chats.
Other Stuff
Basic SEO, migration, maintenance, editing, backups, motion graphics, even vehicle decals. I’m flexible without being unrealistic; if I can’t do a great job, I’ll work with another pro who can.
Work Samples
School of Visual Concepts
Seattle, Washington
In 2009, one of Seattle’s most beloved learning institutions needed a modern website for showcasing its offerings, registering students, and taking payments. Working Concept built a system from scratch, giving the site a public facelift and tailored suite of administrative tools.
During the site’s continuous evolution, we’ve added a school calendar, support for custom payments, ongoing search engine optimization, and site-wide SSL security.
Highlights: Planning, Design, Frontend and Backend Development, CodeIgniter, SEO, eCommerce & Ongoing Support
Request Tracker Application
The design team at a well-known Fortune 500 company needed a way to collect and manage its increasing volume of requests. What started as a quick prototype has continued to evolve web application that's utilized from various points on the globe. The web app uses a private API to interact with a native Mac OSX application and dashboard widget.
In addition to facilitating a more streamlined work flow, the application provides various decision-makers with the ability to instantly see what different teams are working on.
Highlights: Planning, Design, Frontend and Backend Development, Cocoa Development, Hosting & Ongoing Support
Pat Hackett, Art Rep
Seattle, Washington
Pat represents a number of talented artists, and the website that represented her was showing its age. We worked together to create an elegant, modern website that can be regularly maintained. The sleek new site was designed to compliment a newly-developed logo and print package handcrafted by the talented Juliet Shen.
Highlights: Planning, Design, ExpressionEngine Development & Hosting
Bill Cannon Photography
Seattle, Washington
Bill wanted a web portfolio that felt like his own: something professional and focused on great work. We worked together to refine an ultra-minimalistic viewing experience, while making sure that each collection could be frequently and easily maintained.
Highlights: Planning, Design & ExpressionEngine Development
Mirikeen Homes
Medina, Washington
This boutique home building company needed a website that could showcase its homes with the same attention to detail that’s applied in the home building process. The end result was a simple and elegant showcase of work that can be easily maintained. The incorporated identity refresh even made its way to new business cards and truck graphics!
Highlights: Planning, Design, ExpressionEngine Development, Hosting & Print Materials
Old Santa Fe Trading Co
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Forrest Fenn has built an enormous collection of artwork and historic artifacts from throughout the southwest and beyond. His continued to writing, blogging, and public interviews made it clear that he needed an improved web presence. We redesigned the Old Santa Fe Trading Co website using many actual drawings and artifacts, and built everything on top of ExpressionEngine so that future blogging, collection maintenance, and even selling artifacts would be straightforward.
Highlights: Planning, Design, ExpressionEngine Development, eCommerce
Cindy Epps
Bothell, Washington
Though Cindy's work and client testimonials speak for themselves, they weren't saying much on the internet before cindyepps.com. We built a site that would showcase spots and testimonials, making sure that video would work just as well on an iPhone as it does on the desktop. This is all built with a CMS, of course, so that Cindy can make updates when she gets a rare break between projects.
Highlights: Planning, Design, ExpressionEngine Development, Video Cleanup & Processing
Some of the larger companies I've done work for:
- Microsoft
- National Geographic
- NCR
- Regence
- Levi's
- DPR Construction
- SonoSite
Okay, so now what?
That depends. If you're looking for a reliable, knowledgeable, and responsive web pro to build a relationship with, I might be a great fit. If you've got a massive project with a tight deadline, you'll probably want to look at bigger studios that have more than one person on the payroll. Either way, get a hold of me and I'll do my best to help!