Matt Smartt

19. October 2008

Production Update

Hey all, I’ve been extremely busy over the last few weeks working on various projects for college and work. Basically this blog highlights a bunch of projects I have going on in the wings at the moment, a sneak-peak if you will. First up is my business cards. I’ve been meaning to design killer business cards [...]

7. October 2008

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Trivium’s Shogun

I picked up Trivium’s latest album: “Shogun” the other day. Kudos to them, the album is amazing! It’s a mixture of everything they’ve done over the years, some heavy stuff, some not so heavy stuff, but overall the albums sound and songs blew me away! The guitar work on the album is by far the best [...]

3. October 2008

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Photoshop Black Belt

Over the past 2 weeks or so, I’ve jumped into teaching myself advanced Photoshop. There are a few areas in digital art that personally I want to develop more this year. Advanced Photoshop techniques is one of them. I hooked up with Photoshop Top Secret, the coolest video workshops I’ve encountered! There is 4 DVDs, [...]

20. August 2008

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Smartt Definition!

Hey all! Well the time has come, I’ve decided to start creating and designing custom high-res wallpapers! But not just any old high-res wallpaper, ‘Smartt Definition’ high-res wallpapers! What is ‘Smartt Definition’? Well basically I’m a huge fan of the following: skate decks, tattoos, and vector art. So not limited to, but with these elements [...]

11. August 2008

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EZdrummer + DFH

Well as you know, I had a birthday last week! With my birthday monies, I decided to buy Toontrack’s EZdrummer and the EZX expansion Drumkit From Hell! As I have not installed yet, I can’t write a review yet, but as soon as I have them up and running, I’ll be sure to give a [...]

8. August 2008

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080808

Yes that is the date today, it is also my birthday (20th), and the start of the olympics! Apparently in China, I’m one lucky guy, I guess 8 is their lucky number…I look forward to checking in on the olympics from time to time. Swimming is a big event for me, I’ll be cheering those [...]

7. August 2008

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Line 6 Introduces POD X3 Pro

I’m excited! Im not sure from what I’ve read if it has been or will be released, but Line 6 have shown-off their brand new baby, the POD X3 series of guitar signal processors! I’m really stoked for the POD X3 Pro, which is their flagship model, and is a rack-mountable unit. As a previous [...]

5. August 2008

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10 Defining Logo Design Trends in 2008

I read this article on logoorange this afternoon, I found it interested and thought it was worth sharing with you guys! To sum up, ‘organic’ and ‘wave-swirls’ are ‘in’, and I don’t care what people say, web 2.0 is definatly out! I’m tired of seeing the same lame shines and glossy logos appearing everywhere! I [...]

1. August 2008

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A Sense of Purpose - In Flames Album Review

I got my hands on a copy of In Flames new album “A Sense of Purpose” a while back, and I’ve listening to it a lot on the bus lately that I thought I’d do up a mini ‘album review’! From first impressions, you may think “what the hell happened to them?” But after hours [...]

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Matt Smartt

Production Update

Trivium’s Shogun

Photoshop Black Belt

Smartt Definition!

EZdrummer + DFH

080808

Line 6 Introduces POD X3 Pro

10 Defining Logo Design Trends in 2008

A Sense of Purpose - In Flames Album Review

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